WEBVTT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, WE LEARNED CUSTOMERS OF ANOTHER RESTAURANT IN FLOYD COUNTY, INDIANA MAY HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO HEPATITIS A. AN EMPLOYEE HERE AT TOMOS RESTAURANT ON CHARLESTOWN ROAD IN NEW ALBANY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE ILLNESS. HEALTH EXPERTS SAY, IF YOU ATE HERE BETWEEN MARCH 23 AND APRIL 2, YOU SHOULD SEE YOUR DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY IF YOU START TO BECOME SICK, -- BECOME SICK. >> THE CHALLENGES THAT SOMEBODY TO BE INFECTIOUS AND SHOW THE SYMPTOMS -- AND TRANSMIT THE VIRUS BEFORE SHOWING SYMPTOMS. ERIC: MATT RHODES IS THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR LOUISVILLE METRO PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AND, HE’S A BUSY MAN. HIS FIRST STOP OF THE DAY WAS UPDATING THE METRO COUNCIL ABOUT THE HEPATITIS A CONCERN, PRESSING THE MESSAGE THAT PEOPLE SHOULD GET THE VACCINATION. ACCORDING TO THE KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH, HEPATITIS A HAS BEEN SPREADING AT AN ALARMING RATE IN JEFFERSON, BULLITT, AND HARDIN, GREENUP, CARTER, AND BOYD COUNTIES, INFECTING MORE THAN 300 PEOPLE AND KILLING AT LEAST ONE. IT CAN BE TRANSMITTED THROUGH CONTACT WITH AN INFECTED PERSON OR FROM TAINTED WATER AND FOOD. >> OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE A SAFE AND HEALTHFUL THUNDER. ERIC: KNOWING THAT, RHODES ALSO APPEARED HERE, ALONGSIDE METRO POLICE AS THE DEPARTMENT OFFERED ITS ANNUAL UPDATE ON SAFETY PLANS FOR THUNDER OVER LOUISVILLE. THIS YEAR, THE TWO AGENCIES SAY, HAND WASHING STATIONS WILL BE SET UP THROUGHOUT THE VENUE TO HELP PREVENT THE SPREAD OF HEPATITIS A. VENDORS HAVE BEEN ENCOURAGED TO HAVE THEIR EMPLOYEES VACCINATED. >> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ATTENDEES ARE SAFE AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WASH HANDS AND PREVENT THEM FROM GETTING THE ILLNESS. WE WANT THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICULARLY FOCUS ON HANDWASHING AFTER THE RESTROOM AND BEFORE EATING OR DRINKING. ERIC: HEPATITIS A SYMPTOMS INCLUDE NAUSEA, TIREDNESS, FEVER AND YELLOWING OF THE EYES OR SKIN. MEDICAL EXPERTS STRESS, NOW IS THE TIME TO GET THE VACCINE, AND REMEMBER, WE DON’T JUST HAVE THUNDER THIS WEEKEND, BUT THE KENTUCKY DERBY WILL DRAW HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE INTO THE CITY. THERE IS NO SHORTAGE OF THE VACCINE, IT’S AVAILABLE AT YOU PHYSICIAN’S OFFICE AND SEVERAL PHARMACI