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Viral Infections
Hepatitis Viruses and Liver Inflammation
Description
Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. It is most often caused by hepatotropic viruses, which are viruses that infect the liver. Alcohol and some drugs can also cause it.
Hepatitis A virus, or HAV, is a non-enveloped RNA virus in the Picornaviridae family. It usually spreads through the fecal-or...
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Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that can arise from various factors, among which infection by hepatotropic viruses such as hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E is a leading cause.
Among these, the hepatitis B virus, or HBV, is one of the most prevalent and primarily infects hepatocytes, the main functional cells of the liver.
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