Hepatitis happens when something causes inflammation in your liver. You can spread hepatitis if you have close contact with someone who has the disease. Common symptoms include different types of upper abdominal pain, diarrhea and fatigue. Treatment includes lifestyle changes, medication and a liver transplant. What is hepatitis?

2025年1月31日 · Learn more about specific signs and symptoms of hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Viral hepatitis is infectious and can spread before a person knows they are sick. Each type of hepatitis spreads differently. Hepatitis A is spread when someone ingests the virus – even in microscopic amounts.

2023年5月19日 · Hepatitis refers to an inflammatory condition of the liver. It is commonly the result of a viral infection, but there are other possible causes of hepatitis. These include autoimmune...

2025年1月31日 · Many people with a viral hepatitis infection do not have symptoms and are unaware of their infection. Chronic hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis C can cause serious health problems, including liver damage, cirrhosis, liver cancer, and even death.

2024年2月25日 · Viral hepatitis is an inflammation of your liver that's caused by a virus. There are five types, but the most common ones in the U.S. are hepatitis A, B, and C. All of them affect your liver....

2019年9月1日 · Hepatitis viruses are the most common cause of hepatitis in the world but other infections, toxic substances (e.g. alcohol, certain drugs), and autoimmune diseases can also cause hepatitis. There are 5 main hepatitis viruses, referred to as types A, B, C, D and E.

Viral hepatitis is liver inflammation due to a viral infection. [1][2] It may present in acute form as a recent infection with relatively rapid onset, or in chronic form, typically progressing from a long-lasting asymptomatic condition up to a decompensated hepatic disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). [3]

2025年1月31日 · Learn the key facts about hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, including information about symptoms, testing, prevention, and treatment. Hepatitis A is a disease of the liver caused by infection with the hepatitis A virus (HAV).

2020年7月8日 · Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. It usually results from a viral infection, but drugs, toxins, and certain diseases, including autoimmune diseases, may also cause the condition....

2024年3月10日 · Hepatitis is defined as inflammation of the liver that can result from a variety of causes, such as heavy alcohol use, autoimmune disorders, drugs, or toxins. However, the most frequent cause of hepatitis is due to a viral infection, referred to as "viral hepatitis."

Hepatitis is a type of infection that can seriously damage your liver. And if you’re pregnant, you can pass it on to your newborn. Viral hepatitis is an inflammation of your liver that's...

Viral hepatitis is an infection that causes liver inflammation and damage. Inflammation is swelling that occurs when tissues of the body become injured or infected. Inflammation can damage organs. Researchers have discovered several different viruses that cause hepatitis, including hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E.

2023年3月3日 · Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. It can occur through excessive alcohol use, toxins, and certain medications. However, hepatitis often occurs because of a virus. There are five...

2023年9月18日 · Viral hepatitis, such as hepatitis A (HAV), hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV), is diagnosed by your symptoms, a physical exam and blood tests. Sometimes imaging studies such as a sonogram...

2020年1月6日 · Find out about viral hepatitis, liver inflammation caused by a virus, which can be spread from person to person. Learn more about types A, B, C, D and E, why it is a health risk that can be prevented, and what treatments are available.

2017年11月3日 · Viral hepatitis is caused by five distinct viruses (hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E), which have different routes of transmission and varying courses of disease (table 16.1). According to the Global Health Estimates, deaths from acute and chronic hepatitis in 2012 were the tenth leading cause of death and the sixteenth leading cause of disability.

2024年9月4日 · These include 1.2 million new hepatitis B infections and nearly 1 million new hepatitis C infections. More than 6000 people are getting newly infected with viral hepatitis each day. The revised estimates are derived from enhanced data from national prevalence surveys. They also indicate that prevention measures such as immunization and safe ...

Learn about the details and differences between hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Find an overview of viral hepatitis, fact sheets, and vaccine information for health professionals. Learn the basics of hepatitis a, including symptoms, spread, prevention, vaccination, and treatment.

2024年12月15日 · Infectious hepatitis, also known as viral hepatitis, is the most common form of the disease worldwide. It is associated with five viruses, called hepatoviruses, that specifically target liver cells (hepatocytes). The viruses are classified as: In the United States, the most common types are hepatitis A, B, and C.

2025年2月20日 · Hepatitis B is a liver infection that affects almost 5% of the world’s population. It causes long-term damage to liver cells and is one of the leading causes of liver cancer . More than 250 million people worldwide have chronic HBV infections and the virus causes more than 1 million deaths a year , making it the second most deadly infection ...

2023年6月9日 · Hepatitis (sometimes also known as viral hepatitis) is a term used to describe any inflammation of the liver —an organ in your body that is responsible for filtering blood, processing...

2023年9月19日 · There are five kinds, and each has different causes. They share one thing in common: Hepatitis infects your liver and causes it to get inflamed. What Causes the Different Types? The type of virus...

2025年2月20日 · In their effort to answer a decades-old biological question about how the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is able to establish infection of liver cells, research led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer ...

2025年2月24日 · From 1998 to 2018, hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence increased from 0.34 to 5.3 cases per 1000 pregnancies. 1 Guidelines for HCV were updated in March to April 2020 to include onetime screening for all adults 2,3 and during each pregnancy. 3 Screens for HCV in pregnancy increased after this change to 40.6% in 2021. 4 We determined whether HCV ...

2018年7月6日 · Hepatitis A is a highly contagious viral infection affecting the liver that lasts for several weeks to several months. Symptoms include fever, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and jaundice. It typically doesn’t cause lasting liver damage, but more serious complications are possible in the elderly and people with other liver conditions.

4 天之前 · Between October and December, a total of 2,626 laboratory reports of hepatitis C (HCV) were reported to UKHSA. There was a 17% decrease in the number of reports compared to the fourth quarter of ...

Background Enterically transmitted hepatitis viruses, such as hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV), remain notable threats to public health. However, stable and reliable animal models of HAV and HEV infection are lacking. Objective This study aimed to establish HAV and HEV infections in multiple small animals by intravenously injecting lipid nanoparticle (LNP) …