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Table 2. Viruses Associated With Hepatitis
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Hepatic Virus Types
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Mode of Transmission
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Clinical Consequences
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| Hepatitis A |
Food, drinking water. Little or no association with cancer. |
Full recovery (usually) |
| Hepatitis B |
Body fluids, e.g., blood, semen |
Can cause liver damage; can result in acute or chronic HCC |
| Hepatitis C |
Body fluids, e.g., blood, semen |
Acute hepatitis and chronic liver disease, including cirrhosis and liver cancer |
| Hepatitis D |
Body fluids, e.g., blood, semen |
Acute hepatitis |
| Hepatitis E |
Infected drinking water |
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| Hepatitis F |
No virus confirmed |
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| Hepatitis G |
To be determined |
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