Hepatitis is contagious. It is an inflammation of the liver that results from a virus. There are five types of viral hepatitis, and all are contagious, although they can spread in different ways.

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Hepatitis is a general term to describe inflammation of the liver tissue. It can arise from several causes, although the commonest cause is a viral infection. Globally, approximately 2.3 billion ...

Hepatitis, literally an inflammation of the liver, has several causes, including viral infection. The most common viruses are hepatitis A (HAV), hepatitis B (HBV), and hepatitis C (HCV). There is also ...

Hepatitis B viral load is the amount of hepatitis B virus (HBV) found in a person’s bloodstream. Hepatitis B is a viral infection that can pass from person to person through bodily fluids. It ...

What is the incidence of viral hepatitis caused by blood transfusions before and after Sweden introduced screening of blood in the early 1990s? In an article published in Eurosurveillance ahead of ...

During Hepatitis Awareness Month, the CDC and allied public health organizations launched educational campaigns to raise awareness of viral hepatitis, deflate stigma around the infection and encourage ...

Hepatitis is a liver disease that causes the liver to get inflamed. While hepatitis in itself can be quite a limiting disease, it can lead to other conditions such as liver cirrhosis, scarring and ...