Hepatitis A, E constitute 30% of acute liver failure cases: AIIMS
A study from the AIIMS has shown that hepatitis A and E together constitute 30 per cent of cases of acute liver failure, a condition with a high mortality of over 50 per cent. The study was conducted by the Department of...
Hepatitis B causes one third of chronic liver disease, 50% of liver cancer: Experts
Hepatitis A accounts to a majority of all acute liver failure in India. India has world’s second highest prevalence of viral hepatitis cases. While hepatitis A and E cause an acute form of the disease, hepatitis B and C...