Hepatitis is contagious. It is an inflammation of the liver that results from a virus. There are five types of viral hepatitis, and all are contagious, although they can spread in different ways.

In the quiet corners of our hospital wards and bustling OPDs, a silent yet deadly disease continues to claim thousands of lives every year. Viral hepatitis remains one of India’s biggest but least ...

The CDC's latest alert urges parents to look out for symptoms. Parents are being asked to look out for symptoms of hepatitis in their kids as an unexplained outbreak of cases in children continues ...

As health officials continue their investigation of unexplained cases of liver inflammation in children, what is known is still outpaced by what isn’t. At least 500 cases of hepatitis from an unknown ...

In april mysterious cases of hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver, began appearing in children around the world. They were not caused by the hepatitis viruses that typically cause the illness. The ...

Of the nine Alabama children diagnosed with hepatitis and adenovirus, five were diagnosed with adenovirus type 41, a variant that sometimes causes hepatitis in children with immune disorders, but is ...

The number of cases of unexplained, severe hepatitis in children continues to tick upward as doctors around the globe scramble to pinpoint a cause. On Thursday, the World Health Organization said that ...

Video above: Boston doctor describes severity of pediatric hepatitis casesScientists in the United Kingdom say they've found "strong circumstantial evidence" linking an obscure type of sidekick virus ...

World Hepatitis Day 2025 and its theme, “Hepatitis: Let’s Break It Down,” emphasize the urgent need to remove barriers to prevention, testing, and treatment to reduce liver cancer and eliminate ...