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Specific liver viruses

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Hepatitis viruses which are transmitted by the faeco-oral route cause a self-limiting disease:

  • hepatitis A virus
  • hepatitis E virus

Hepatitis viruses which are transmitted parenterally more commonly cause chronic complications:

  • hepatitis B virus
  • hepatitis C virus
  • hepatitis D virus
  • GB viruses

No agent can be identified in more than 50% of patients presenting in Britain with acute liver failure that is apparently virally induced.

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