Hepatitis literally means “inflammation of the liver”. This is a serious kind of infection, which if neglected can produced life threatening situations. This viral disease is categorized into five types based on the kind of viruses responsible for each of them and also the kind of harm each causes to the human body. These five types are hepatitis A, B, C, D and E.

There are some similar traits common to all these five types and also some distinguishing factors which make each of these infections unique in their own right. We will be discussing the differentiating factors of the first 3 types only in this article.

Hepatitis A is a commonly found disease, spread easily by physical contact like touching or shaking hands with an infected person. The B type is the most contagious of all, and is spread by coming in contact sexually with an infected person. The C type is, perhaps, the most concerning one that is spread via direct contact with blood, like when same razor blade is shared by an infected person with a healthy one.

Hepatitis A has an incubation period of about one month while hepatitis B has that for about 2 to 3 months, and that of C could be anywhere between a couple of weeks to about six months.

There are vaccinations prescribed for hepatitis A and B, but none for C as of now. The vaccine dose of the A type includes 2 shots within an interval of six months. That of hepatitis B involves three injections given to a baby right after birth.

By studying and understanding all the types of hepatitis, we will be able to find a solution to this problem.

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