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  1. Acute liver failure - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    It's most often caused by a hepatitis virus or drugs, such as acetaminophen. Acute liver failure is less common than chronic liver failure, which develops more ...

  2. Hepatitis C livers now usable for transplant into patients uninfected with hepatitis C - Mayo Clinic

    A transplant hepatologist explains findings from a study showing positive outcomes with liver transplant from hepatitis C virus (HCV)-seropositive donors to ...

  3. Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis, hepatitis b, and polio vaccine (intramuscular route) - Mayo Clinic

    Pregnant women who have hepatitis B infection or are carriers of hepatitis B virus can give the disease to their babies when they are born. These babies often ...

  4. Hepatitis C: Testing Could Save Your Life

    Hepatitis C is a viral infection that targets the liver, leading to inflammation. Several hepatitis viruses exist, but hepatitis C is one of the most serious ...

  5. Infectious Diseases A–Z: Vaccine best way to prevent hepatitis A as infections rise nearly 300%

    "Hepatitis A is highly contagious and affects the liver," says Dr. Rizza. "It's a self-limited infection in contrast to some other viral hepatitis. This means ...

  6. Cirrhosis - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Ongoing viral hepatitis (hepatitis B, C and D). Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease — formerly called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease ...

  7. Mayo Clinic Minute: What is hepatitis C? VIDEO AUDIO Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation. Karthik G

    Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation. Karthik ... Hepatitis C is spread by contact with blood that has the virus in it. The ...

  8. Hepatitis C: How common is sexual transmission? - Mayo Clinic

    For monogamous couples, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) doesn't recommend routine condom use to prevent hepatitis C transmission. But ...

  9. What parents should know about the new hepatitis outbreak in children

    ... hepatitis cases in children. Experts advise that cases are extremely rare, with about 200 children affected worldwide. Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver.

  10. Hepatitis B-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Variation in Therapeutic Response Mediated by Viral Integration - Mayo Clinic Research

    This project in the Developmental Research Program of the Mayo Clinic Hepatobiliary SPORE is studying liver cancer associated with hepatitis B virus ...