Hepatitis A — United States
Number of Cases 1318
Demographics
– Age Range 12-82
– Median Age 37
– Male 786 (59.6%)
– Hospitalizations 687 (52.1%)
– Deaths 2
Risk Factors
– Co-infection with Hepatitis C (Information available for 1069 cases): 629 (58.9%)
– Co-infection with Hepatitis B (Information available for 1069 cases): 121 (11.3%)
– Reports Illicit Drug Use (Information available for 1132 cases): 874 (77.2%)
– Homeless 149 (11.3%)
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