Viral Hepatitis

Viral hepatitis is liver inflammation and associated damage caused most often by one of five viruses (hepatitis A, B, C, D, or E). The most common causes are hepatitis A, B, and C viruses. All three of these viruses cause acute hepatitis. Hepatitis B and C viruses also cause chronic hepatitis.

Chronic viral hepatitis is the leading cause of liver cancer, a major cause of cirrhosis (scarring and hardening of the liver), and the most common reason for liver transplantation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 4.4 million Americans have chronic hepatitis, but most do not know they are infected.

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• Hepatitis B
• Hepatitis C

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