Hepatitis

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Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver tissue.^[1] Hepatitis is most commonly caused by the viruses w:hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E.^[2]^[1] Other causes include heavy alcohol use, certain medications, toxins, other infections, autoimmune diseases,^[2]^[1] and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).^[3] Hepatitis A and E are mainly spread by contaminated food and water.^[1] Hepatitis B is mainly sexually transmitted, but may also be passed from mother to baby during pregnancy or childbirth and spread through infected blood.^[1] Hepatitis C is commonly spread through infected blood such as may occur during needle sharing by intravenous drug users.^[1] Hepatitis D can only infect people already infected with hepatitis B.^[1]

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We also don’t know yet what role other factors may play, such as environmental exposures, medications, or other infections that the children might have
- ” Dr. Jay Butler, deputy director for infectious diseases at the CDC CDC investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis in kids across two dozen states, including 5 deaths (BLISHED FRI, MAY 6 20221:50 PM EDTUPDATED FRI, MAY 6 20228:17 PM EDT)