Hepatitis

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the hepatitis C virus can live on room-temperature surfaces outside the body from 16 hours to four days.

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), hepatitis B is a liver disease that can cause diminished appetite, vomiting, muscle pain and jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes)....

It is unusual to experience serious or long-lasting effects of hepatitis A. For most people, hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is a self-limiting condition, meaning that the virus fully clears up...

Infection with hepatitis A virus (HAV) is generally self-limiting, meaning that the infection runs its course and the virus is cleared from the system; people who have had hepatitis A become...

Vaccines are available for both hepatitis A and hepatitis B viruses (HAV and HBV), but not hepatitis C. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can lead to acute and chronic conditions; in its advanced stages, chronic HBV can cause liver damage including cirrhosis as well as death. Vaccination against HBV...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hepatitis C is a type of contagious liver disease that affects more than 3.2 million people in the United States. The CDC reports...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread mostly through the use of shared hypodermic needles or other paraphernalia used for...

Of the several types of hepatitis virus, hepatitis C is considered one of the most serious. There is no vaccine to prevent hepatitis C. It can lead to long-term health problems such as liver...

Hepatitis C is transmitted to a person who comes into contact with blood that is contaminated with the virus. The illness can be mild and last just a few weeks or it can be lifelong. In most...

Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease caused by a virus that strikes the liver and sets off inflammation. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 3.2 million...

The vaccine used to protect against the Hepatitis B virus is hepatitis B recombinant (intramuscular route). No products or substances of human origin makeup the vaccine. It enlists your body to...

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), hepatitis is a condition that attacks the liver. There are three kinds of hepatitis viruses, called A, B, and C in the United States. Hepatitis...