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#Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver & a group of viral (hepatotropic viruses) infections that affect d liver. The most common types are hepatitis A, B & C.

Out of the 324 million people living with viral hepatitis worldwide, 290 million (9 in 10 people) are living

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with hepatitis B or hepatitis C without knowing.

SYMPTOMS are FOR ALL TYPES can include :

Fever, Fatigue, Loss of Appetite, Nausea & Vomiting, Joint pains, Jaundice.

1.) Hepatitis A (HAV) :
Transmitted via contaminated food, water or facal matter.
*Vaccine available

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Hepatitis B (HBV) :
Transmitted via infected person's blood, semen & other BODY FLUIDS via
Birth to an infected mother, sexual contact with an infected person, sharing of contaminated needles, syringes & other injection drug equipment.

* Vaccine available.

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