Jaundice

Alcoholic Hepatitis

Cirrhosis

Interferon Therapy

Complications

Liver cancer

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An overview of the many types of Hepatitis, how they are transmitted, the type of illness, and what complications they bring.

Hepatitis A: Humans get Hepatitis A from contaminated food (like shellfish) or water....more

Hepatitis B: Humans get Hepatitis B from transfusion of blood products, dirty needles, or by sexual contact. Saliva, semen and vaginal fluid carry the virus. ...more

Hepatitis C: The most important thing to remember is that it is hard to get rid of...more

Hepatitis D: Hepatitis D does not occur by itself. It is a defective virus and cannot cause disease unless the patient already has Hepatitis B...more

Hepatitis E: Uncommon the the US. It is transmitted by water, and occurs in India, Burma, Afghanistan, Algeria and Mexico.....more

Hepatitis G : A virus disease that is seen commonly in kidney dialysis patients, drug addicts and occasionally in normal appearing blood donors. ...more

Auto Immune Hepatitis typically occcurs in young women who have serum antibodies to numerous antigens... more

Alcoholic Hepatitis is injury to the liver because of drinking alcohol. The liver is inflammed, but not scarred at first..more

Steatohepatitis is related to alcoholic hepatitis..more

Complications of viral hepatitis are most common with Hepatitis C. This is the form of hepatitis......more

Cirrhosis