Does hepatitis patient belong in restaurant?

DEAR DR. GOTT: Should a person with hepatitis be a restaurant cook? Is there any danger to the customers?

DEAR READER: Hepatitis refers to inflammation of the liver and to a group of viral infections that affect the liver. There are actually five types: A, B, C, D and E.

A is contracted from the hepatitis A virus. It is spread through the ingestion of food or drink contaminated by infected feces. This is one reason why it is mandated that employees in the food industry wash their hands following a visit to the lavatory during their work shift.
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