Eating raw or undercooked shellfish, such as oysters, is probably the best known way to get hepatitis A. Click through the gallery to learn about other foods associated with viruses:
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Pork —
Hepatitis E trumps the hepatitis viruses before it in alphabetical order as the leading cause of acute viral hepatitis infections worldwide. It can infect pigs and target their livers.
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Lettuce —
Norovirus, often called the "cruise ship" virus, can also spread rapidly if someone who is infected prepares food or touches a surface where food is prepared. It has been linked previously with foods such as lettuce.
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Food preparation —
SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome, spreads through sneezing and coughing and can linger on food. But it is not clear yet whether people can contract SARS through food. There have been no known cases of the virus since 2004.
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Chicken —
Salmonella causes the most serious sickness of the foodborne bugs. Recently, an outbreak of salmonella linked to frozen chicken products sickened people in three states.