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Hepatitis
viruses cause inflammation of the liver (viral hepatitis) with acute
and chronic courses. The chronic hepatitis may progress to cirrhosis of
the liver and further to carcinoma of the liver. There are 6 types
of hepatitis viruses identified at present (2003), named A, B, C, D, E,
and G, respectively. |