The only natural host of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is humans. Model organisms for laboratory studies, especially mice, ...

This article describes the different types of viral and nonviral hepatitis. It also explains how the types of disease differ by symptoms, treatment, and prognosis. There are five types of viral ...

Since subacute hepatitis probably represents a grave variant of aoute viral hepatitis, it is perhaps logical and helpful to consider its clinical and laboratory manifestations in reference to the ...

Whether naturally occurring YMDD variants have a long-term impact on liver disease or on the treatment choice in chronic hepatitis B patients is yet to be determined.

The viral illness kills more people in the city than HIV, but antiviral medications may be helping cut its transmission.

Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus, or HCV. In some cases, the virus causes a long lasting infection. When that happens, inflammation from the infection ...

Infection with hepatitis D viruses causes severe inflammation of the liver. An MHH team has now identified a marker on natural killer cells that is influenced by the anti-inflammatory effectiveness of ...

With several drugs in use that inhibit the hepatitis B virus polymerases (nucleos(t)ide analogues (or NUCs)), some argue that new direct-acting antiviral drugs, and new NUCs in particular ...

YMDD motif variants were detected in 13 (18.3% ... Liver biopsy was performed. Hepatitis activity index score was 5/18 and fibrosis score was 1/6. Immunosuppressive therapy was discontinued ...