Causes behind development of Hepatitis B&C

Article provides information regarding common causes of liver disease hepatitis B and C

Hepatitis is one of the prominent health problems. Many illnesses and conditions can
cause inflammation of the liver, for example, autoimmune Hepatitis. Hepatitis is most
often viral, due to infection with one of the hepatitis viruses (A, B, C, D, and E) or
another virus (such as those that cause infectious mononucleosis, cytomegalovirus
disease, or yellow fever). The main non viral causes of hepatitis are alcohol and drugs.

Hepatitis B virus: is a rigorous disease caused by a virus that harms the liver .It is
commonly known as hepatitis B virus (HBV).It also called as serum hepatitis. It can
cause a wide number of symptoms ranging from general malaise to lifelong infection,
cirrhosis of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure, and death. HBV spreads by contaminated
body fluids, such as blood, saliva, semen, vaginal fluids, tears, and urine, an infected
blood transfusion, shared infected needles or syringes for injecting drugs, sexual activity
with an HBV-infected individual, and transmission from HBV-infected mothers to their
newborn infants.

Hepatitis C virus: is one of the common liver disease caused by a virus known as
HCV(hepatitis C virus) .Infection with the hepatitis C virus can cause chronic liver
disease and is the leading reason for liver transplant . HCV is spread by direct contact
with an infected person's blood, getting a tattoo or body piercing with non sterilized tools,
sharing drug needles, sexual contact with infected person.

Treatments
An antiviral agent called interferon is prescribed by the doctors if hepatitis B persists.
Hepatitis C is cured with a combination of pegylated interferon alfa-2b and ribavirin.

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