Viral hepatitis is an infection of the liver with one of five strains of the hepatitis virus (A, B, C, D, or E), resulting in liver inflammation and damage. Hepatitis ...

Around 300,000 people die from hepatitis C every year. A new study has mapped the protein complex that enables the virus to infect our cells, potentially paving the way for an effective vaccine.

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects an estimated 50 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, and remains a leading cause of cirrhosis and liver cancer. While antiviral drugs ...

Following the identification of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV), it was apparent that additional hepatotropic viruses existed. Initially, they were grouped as non-A, non-B ...

Injection drug use in the Appalachian region led to a significant syndemic of fatal overdoses and rising rates of HIV and viral hepatitis.

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered a set of genes that can predict how viral hepatitis may progress in the body. They call this network of genes the ...

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a long-term infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). While acute hepatitis B infection is often resolved by the immune system, CHB occurs when the ...