Hepatitis: Why, how and who gets it? In colloquial language, hepatitis is also called 'jaundice'. Hepatitis is mostly caused by viruses. But sometimes it is also caused by bacteria or side effects of medicine. Hepatitis caused by viruses or bacteria can cause serious problems. Hepatitis is of two types, chronic and acute. The early stage of hepatitis is called acute, while the chronic problem is called chronic. The initial stage of hepatitis lasts for the first three months. If it is not treated even for six months, it takes the form of chronic hepatitis. If the body starts turning yellow with hepatitis in the initial stage, if it is not treated in the right way, it starts to take a chronic form. Even after that, if hepatitis is not treated properly, it will turn into cirrhosis of the liver, which will damage the entire liver. Liver cancer can also be caused by this. Generally, there are five types of hepatitis A, B, C, D and E. Among them, Hepatitis B is considered to be the m
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