Hepatitis Symptoms and Types Quiz

Hepatitis Causes and Transmission

• Hepatitis A and E are mainly caused by consuming contaminated food and water.
• Acute hepatitis is distinguished from chronic hepatitis by its duration, with acute hepatitis lasting less than 6 months, whereas chronic hepatitis lasts more than 6 months.
• Hepatitis D can only infect people already infected with hepatitis B.
• Hepatitis B is mainly transmitted through bodily fluids, such as blood and semen, and from an infected mother to her baby during childbirth.
• The most common cause of liver inflammation is viral infection, specifically hepatitis viruses A, B, C, D, and E.
• Hepatitis D can cause liver inflammation in people already infected with hepatitis B.
• A common cause of hepatitis that is not related to viral infection is an autoimmune reaction, where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks healthy liver cells.
• Hepatitis A is mainly transmitted through contaminated food and water.
• Hepatitis B is commonly spread through infected blood, such as needle sharing by intravenous drug users.
• Chronic viral hepatitis can be treated with antiviral medications, such as interferons and nucleoside analogs.