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Hepatitus A Virus (HAV)
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far milder and shorter term
RNA virus |
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Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
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DNA virus
fever, chills, malaise, anorexia, abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, nausea maybe rashes, arthritis can be serious or life threatening, can lead to autoimmune reaction some develop glomerulonephritis and arterial inflammation complete liver regeneration and restored function occur in most patients small number of patients develop chronic liver disease (necrosis or cirrhosis) VERY EASILY TRANSMISSIBLE. Toothbrush, razor ect. in pregnancy women it's lethal about 15% of the time with a particular strain oncogenic (can be cancer causing) infection becomes kind of systemic, infects cells of liver |
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Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
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"silent epidemic"
takes many years to cause noticeable symptoms shares many symptoms with HAB but is more likely to become chronic cancer may result |
