Apr 9, 2024 · Hepatitis B infection acquired in adulthood leads to chronic hepatitis in less than 5% of cases, whereas infection in infancy and early childhood leads to chronic hepatitis in about …

Apr 9, 2024 · Hepatitis C is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus. The virus can cause both acute and chronic hepatitis, ranging in severity from a mild illness to a serious, …

May 10, 2023 · In particular, types B and C lead to chronic disease in hundreds of millions of people and together are the most common cause of liver cirrhosis, liver cancer and viral …

Feb 12, 2025 · Unlike hepatitis B and C, hepatitis A does not cause chronic liver disease but it can cause mild to severe symptoms and rarely fulminant hepatitis (acute liver failure), which is …

Mar 29, 2024 · WHO has released new Guidelines on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection at the 2024 Asian Pacific Conference for the Study of Liver …

Hepatitis B and C infections are the most common causes of liver disease, and they lead to more than 380,000 cancer-related deaths in China each year. There are 87 million people who are …

Mar 1, 2015 · WHO estimates that in 2016, 257 million people were living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection worldwide, and 800 000 died from cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma …

Policy brief – Guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, care and treatment for people with chronic hepatitis B infection. Web annexes. Web annex A1: summary of declarations of conflict of …

Apr 9, 2024 · HBV and HCV infection can become chronic and cause cirrhosis and liver cancer. Data from 187 countries shows that viral hepatitis is a major public health challenge of this …

Jul 20, 2023 · Cases of chronic hepatitis E infection have been reported in immunosuppressed people, particularly organ transplant recipients on immunosuppressive drugs, with genotype 3 …