Hepatitis

Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver tissue. Hepatitis is most commonly caused by the viruses hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E. Other causes include heavy alcohol use, certain medications, toxins, other infections, autoimmune diseases, and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Hepatitis A and E are mainly spread by contaminated food and water. Hepatitis B is mainly sexually transmitted, but may also be passed from mother to baby during pregnancy or childbirth and spread through infected blood. Hepatitis C is commonly spread through infected blood such as may occur during needle sharing by intravenous drug users. Hepatitis D can only infect people already infected with hepatitis B.

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 * We also don’t know yet what role other factors may play, such as environmental exposures, medications, or other infections that the children might have
 * ” Dr. Jay Butler, deputy director for infectious diseases at the CDC CDC investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis in kids across two dozen states, including 5 deaths (BLISHED FRI, MAY 6 20221:50 PM EDTUPDATED FRI, MAY 6 20228:17 PM EDT)