Inflammation of the liver in humans due to infection by viruses. there are several significant types of human viral hepatitis with infection caused by enteric-transmission (Hepatitis A; Hepatitis E) or blood transfusion (Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C; and Hepatitis D).
Viral hepatitis B and C are major public health challenges, affecting 325 million people globally. They are the root causes of liver cancer, leading to 1.34 million deaths every year. In the region of the Americas 3.9 million people live with chronic hepatitis B and 7.2m with chronic hepatitis C, killing over 125 000 people each year, a result of liver cancer and liver disease (cirrhosis).
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PAHO | WHO
DeCS – Health Sciences Descriptors
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Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis 2016–2021
2017 Highlights. Hepatitis B and C in the Spotlight: a public health response in the Americas
Summary: Plan of Action for the Prevention and Control of Hepatitis of Viral Hepatitis
Boletim Epidemiológico de Hepatites Virais 2018 – Ministry of Health Brazil
