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Hepatitis

What is hepatitis?

Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Inflammation is swelling that happens when tissues of the body are injured or infected. It can damage your liver. This swelling and damage can affect how well your liver functions.

Hepatitis can be an acute (short-term) infection or a chronic (long-term) infection. Some types of hepatitis cause only acute infections. Other types can cause both acute and chronic infections.

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  1. Hepatitis (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is hepatitis? Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Inflammation is swelling that happens when tissues of the body are injured or infected. ... damage can affect how well your liver functions. Hepatitis can be an acute (short-term) infection or ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hepatitis.html - Health Topics
  2. Hepatitis A (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is hepatitis? Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Inflammation is swelling that happens when tissues of the body are injured or infected. ... affect how well your liver functions. What is hepatitis A? Hepatitis A is a type of viral ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hepatitisa.html - Health Topics
  3. Hepatitis B (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is hepatitis? Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Inflammation is swelling that happens when tissues of the body are injured or infected. ... affect how well your liver functions. What is hepatitis B? Hepatitis B is a type of viral ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hepatitisb.html - Health Topics
  4. Hepatitis C (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is hepatitis C? Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Inflammation is swelling that happens when tissues of the body are injured or infected. Inflammation ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/hepatitisc.html - Health Topics
  5. Hepatitis Testing: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    Hepatitis Testing What is hepatitis testing? Hepatitis testing uses a sample of your blood to see if you have a current viral hepatitis infection or ... or chronic (long-term). Why do I need hepatitis testing? You may need hepatitis testing if you ... part of routine prenatal testing . What happens during hepatitis testing? A health care professional will take a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/hepatitis-testing - Medical Tests
  6. Hepatitis virus panel 
    The hepatitis virus panel is a series of blood tests used to detect current or past infection by hepatitis A , hepatitis B , or hepatitis C . It can ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003558.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Hepatitis B - children 
    Hepatitis B in children is swelling and inflamed tissue of the liver due to infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Other common hepatitis virus infections ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007671.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Hepatitis C - children 
    Hepatitis C in children is inflammation of tissue of the liver. It occurs due to infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Other common hepatitis virus infections ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007672.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Autoimmune hepatitis 
    Autoimmune hepatitis causes inflammation of the liver. It occurs when immune cells mistake the liver's normal cells for harmful ... This form of hepatitis is an autoimmune disease . The body's ... the difference between healthy body tissue and harmful, outside ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000245.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Hepatitis C 
    Hepatitis C is a viral disease that leads to swelling (inflammation) of the liver. Other types of viral hepatitis include: Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis D Hepatitis ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000284.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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