Hepatitis

Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver tissue.Hepatitis https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/hepatitis NIAID 2 November 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161104002228/https://www.niaid.nih.gov/diseases-conditions/hepatitis 4 November 2016 Hepatitis is most commonly caused by the viruses w:hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E.What is hepatitis? https://www.who.int/features/qa/76/en/ WHO 10 November 2016 July 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161107003115/http://www.who.int/features/qa/76/en/ 7 November 2016 Other causes include heavy alcohol use, certain medications, toxins, other infections, autoimmune diseases, and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).Fatty Liver Disease (Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis) https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/liver-disease/nonalcoholic-steatohepatitis/pages/facts.aspx NIDDK 10 November 2016 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20161111061658/https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-topics/liver-disease/nonalcoholic-steatohepatitis/pages/facts.aspx 11 November 2016 dead Hepatitis A and E are mainly spread by contaminated food and water. Hepatitis B is mainly sexually transmitted, but may also be passed from mother to baby during pregnancy or childbirth and spread through infected blood. Hepatitis C is commonly spread through infected blood such as may occur during needle sharing by intravenous drug users. Hepatitis D can only infect people already infected with hepatitis B. Quotes We also don’t know yet what role other factors may play, such as environmental exposures, medications, or other infections that the children might have ” Dr. Jay Butler, deputy director for infectious diseases at the CDC CDC investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis in kids across two dozen states, including 5 deaths (BLISHED FRI, MAY 6 20221:50 PM EDTUPDATED FRI, MAY 6 20228:17 PM EDT) See also Disease External links Category:Diseases and disorders