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This FAQ about hepatitis B covers what it is, who is at risk, what a carrier is, and how it is and is not spread. Symptoms and explanations of blood testing are also included.... Details >

Immunization Action Coalition  

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Online answers to consumers questions about this disease which affects the liver. Hepatitis A is caused by a virus and spreads by touching stool from a bowel movement.... Details >

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health

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Online answers to consumers questions about this infectious disease. Hepatitis B spreads by contact with an infected person's blood, semen, or other body fluid and affects the liver.... Details >

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health

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This online fact sheet presents basic information about hepatitis C in a question and answer format. The document provides a general overview of the disorder that includes risk factors, the effect of ... Details >

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health

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Cirrhosis is the twelfth leading cause of death by disease, killing about 26,000 people each year. In cirrhosis of the liver, scar tissue replaces normal, healthy tissue, blocking the flow of blood th... Details >

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Basic consumer health information about liver cancer -- symptoms, diagnosis, treatment -- and availability of treatment studies (clinical trials) for patients with liver cancer.... Details >

National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health