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Feb 18, 2021 · Hepatitis A, B, and C are caused by different viruses that lead to inflammation of your liver. We break down the differences between each type and how they’re treated.
Jul 22, 2022 · Hepatitis A and B can be passed on via bodily fluids, whereas hepatitis C usually only spreads through blood-to-blood contact with an infected person. Unlike hepatitis A and B, it can take years for symptoms to present themselves in hepatitis C.
One way to look at hepatitis B is as an infection that has some aspects of hepatitis A, which is always an acute illness, and hepatitis C, which is usually chronic and long-lasting. Hepatitis B is usually an acute illness, but the odds of it becoming chronic are higher when the person who gets hepatitis B is younger.
- Wyatt Myers
- Contributing Writer
Hepatitis A caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV) Hepatitis B caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) Hepatitis C caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) How is it spread? HAV is found in the feces (poop) of people with hepatitis A and is usually spread by close personal contact (including sex or living in the same household).
Oct 13, 2023 · The most significant difference between hepatitis B and hepatitis C is that people may get hepatitis B from contact with the bodily fluids of a person who has the infection....
- Rachel Nall, MSN, CRNA
Apr 6, 2023 · Both hepatitis B and C affect the liver and are caused by a viral infection. Learn about the differences in symptoms, transmission, causes, and more.
Hepatitis A, B, and C: Learn the Differences • People who wish to be protected from HAV infection • All children at age 1 year (12–23 months) • Men who have sex with men • Users of street drugs (injecting and non- injecting) • People who travel or work in any area of the world except the U.S., Canada, Western
