An employee of Wolfgang Puck’s who assisted in catering the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue party earlier in the month may have unwittingly exposed the party’s guest to Hepatitis A. Singer Beyonce Knowles was among those in attendance at the party. TMZ reports:

An urgent warning has been issued by the Health Department warning the star-studded crowd that they may have been exposed to acute hepatitis A. The list of possibly exposed guests: Beyonce Knowles, Leonardo DiCaprio’s girlfriend Bar Rafaeli and dozens of… models. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed that an employee of Wolfgang Puck Catering was recently diagnosed with the disease, and has strongly urged anyone who attended the SI party or any of the 13 other events catered by Puck between Feb. 1 - 20, to get an immune globulin shot by tomorrow to prevent illness.

I don’t know much about infectious diseases — other than genitial warts and the clap, I mean — so I did a little research and learned that Hepatitis A is primarily transmitted through orofecal contact. “Oro” from “mouth” and “fecal” from “feces.” Honest to God, not making this up, Wikipedia offers the following advice in avoidance of Hepatitis A:

It is recommended that the consumption of fecal matter — for experimental or recreational purpose — be avoided. Besides disease, there are many other negative consequences of fecal ingestion.

Note to self: No more étouffée with my “special Creole seasoning.” Also, quit with the shit sculptures and turd figurines. My menagerie might end up looking kind of bare, but having Hepatitis A is still worse than only having half of the cast of “Lost” made to scale in my own poop. Besides, that show’s already going to shit on it’s own. I don’t think it needs anymore help from me.

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