Viral hepatitis is an infection of the liver with one of five strains of the hepatitis virus (A, B, C, D, or E), resulting in liver inflammation and damage. Hepatitis ...

Following the identification of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV), it was apparent that additional hepatotropic viruses existed. Initially, they were grouped as non-A, non-B ...

Around 300,000 people die from hepatitis C every year. A new study has mapped the protein complex that enables the virus to infect our cells, potentially paving the way for an effective vaccine.

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered a set of genes that can predict how viral hepatitis may progress in the body. They call this network of genes the ...