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  Hepatitis is a medical condition that occurs due to internal swelling or inflammation in the liver. This inflammation arises due to an excessive intake of alcohol and drugs and exposure to certain chemicals, viruses, autoimmune hepatitis, etc. By taking a well- price d liver function test ( LFT ), it is possible to confirm if an individual has hepatitis or not. Following are the types of hepatitis that one should know about. Hepatitis A Hepatitis A is a short-term or acute illness that transmits through the faucal-oral route. If an infected person does not wash well after using the loo, the disease can be contracted by others. Apart from this, eating shellfish that comes from contaminated water can also cause this type of hepatitis. Hepatitis B The main cause of hepatitis B is when the person gets infected by the hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis B can be of two types, namely, acute or chronic, depending on the duration of the disease. People infected with chronic hepatitis B are at a h