Viral hepatitis is caused mainly by infection with one of the five hepatitis viruses, which use the liver as their primary site of replication. These viruses cause similar clinical manifestations during the acute phase of infection but vary in their ability to cause chronic infection. Specific serological tests are available for the known hepatitis viruses, nearly 20% of all hepatitis cases show no markers.
Antiviral therapy is also recommended for some hepatitis viruses and a preventive vaccine is available only for hepatitis B. This Hepatitis day, for eradicating viral hepatitis?
