An overview of hepatitis: part 2

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The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 No 7498 p477-480
19 April 2008

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Continuing professional development

An overview of hepatitis: part 2
In part 2 of this overview of hepatitis, Gareth Nickless looks at viral hepatitis and its treatment
Continuing professional development articles	Hepatitis series

Gareth Nickless, PgClinDip, MRPharmS, is lead clinical liaison tutor at Liverpool John Moores University and Wirral University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hepatitis B

Hepatitis B is spread via infected blood or body fluids

SUMMARY

Viral hepatitis is a common cause of both acute and chronic liver disease. The viruses usually implicated are A, B, C, D and E. Viruses differ by their mode of transmission, the liver damage they cause and how they can affect health.

Occasionally Epstein-Barr virus, herpes simplex and cytomegalovirus are involved. A hepatitis G virus has also been identified, but its role in liver disease is unclear.

This article focuses on hepatitis infections A to E.

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