A brief note on Hepatitis infection
To expand global awareness of Hepatitis, July 28 th of every year is considered as ‘World Hepatitis Day’. This day is also the birthday of Dr Baruch Blumberg who was the first person to identify the Hepatitis B virus and subsequently developed a diagnostic test and a vaccine for it. As part of the Hepatitis Day activity, we intend to educate the common people about different types of hepatitis and their preventive measures. Hepatitis is generally associated with inflammation or enlargement and sometimes dysfunction of the liver and is caused by several viral infections. The infections may be acute (shorter than 6 months) or chronic (longer than 6 months). Types of Hepatitis Viruses Six different variants of hepatitis viruses have been identified to date, hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, and G; each differs in disease severity, mode of transmission, and geographical distribution. Mostly, hepatitis infections are asymptomatic (no detectable symptoms). Acute infection types sometimes exhib...