Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver mainly caused by virus. The main characteristics are fatigue, malaise, joint aches, abdominal pain, vomiting 2-3 times per day for the first 5 days, loss of appetite, dark urine, fever, enlarged liver (hepatomegaly) and jaundice. Unfortunately some chronic forms of hepatitis show very few of these symptoms until the persistent inflammation has led to the replacement of liver cells by connective tissues resulting in the formation of cirrhosis.
There are basically 5 types of Hepatitis i.e. Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E.
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