What is Hepatitis?

What is Hepatitis?

• Hepatitis: Any type of liver inflammation or infection.
• Hepatitis: inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or a toxin.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Name and Aliases of Hepatitis

Main name of condition: Hepatitis

Types of Hepatitis:

Subtypes of Hepatitis: Viral Hepatitis, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis D, Hepatitis E, Hepatitis X, Hepatitis G, Acute Hepatitis, Chronic Hepatitis, Chronic Hepatitis B, Chronic Hepatitis C, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Secondary Hepatitis, Fulminant Hepatitis
Parent types of Hepatitis: Liver conditions, Diseases contagious from sex, Diseases contagious from food, Diseases contagious from intravenous needles, Diseases contagious from vaginal sex

Organs Affected by Hepatitis:

liver

How serious is Hepatitis?

Complications of Hepatitis: see complications of Hepatitis

What causes Hepatitis?

Causes of Hepatitis: see causes of Hepatitis
Risk factors for Hepatitis: see risk factors for Hepatitis

Can anyone else get Hepatitis?

More information: see contagiousness of Hepatitis

How is it treated?

Treatments for Hepatitis: see treatments for Hepatitis
Prevention of Hepatitis: see prevention of Hepatitis
Research for Hepatitis: see research for Hepatitis

Society issues for Hepatitis

Hospitalization statistics for Hepatitis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Hepatitis:

• 0.007% (903) of hospital consultant episodes were for chronic hepatitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 88% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 35% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 65% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 21% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 7.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for chronic hepatitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for chronic hepatitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 47 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for chronic hepatitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 56% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 8% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 32% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 0.007% (3,829) of hospital bed days were for chronic hepatitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)