Hepatitus is the contagious inflammatory liver disease, usually occurring due to viral infections or infected blood. Basically this disease has been categorized in six different types, such as A, B, C, D E & G, but the most commonly found are only three, type A, B, & C.

Hepatitis Type A: This is an inflammation of liver caused by Hepatus A virus which is considered mild type. It starts within 2 to 6 weeks after being infected and normally remains until two months.

Hepatitis B: This is the fastest occurring viral Hepatitus and also lasts longer than other types. HBV virus enters the blood stream and body fluids and passes through tiny breaks in the skin, mouth or genital area.

Hepatitis C: This too is fast developing, chronic and infectious type of Hepatitus usually spreading through blood transfusion. This is otherwise milder type of ailment during its early stage but may turn into chronic liver disease than hepatitis B.

Hepatitus D: This signifies the delta viruses which are in fact smaller and incompetent of causing infection alone, so they envelop the Hepatis D viruses. Especially for chronically infected patients, they may be likely to cause cirrhosis of liver.

Hepatitus E: The HEV virus usually starts dividing in the gastrointestinal tract, but they generally develop in the liver only. Mostly the symptoms caused by this virus are mild and go away within a few weeks and have no lasting effects too.

Hepatitis G: According to some of the researchers there may be the group of GB viruses and not just one, however others are still puzzled whether HGV virtually causes illness; and if at all the result is positive then the type of acute or chronic illness that would occur is unclear as yet.