Many Different Viruses Can Cause Hepatitis Infections. The So-called Hepatitis F Or G Viruses Are Not Included

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Many Different Viruses Can Cause Hepatitis Infections. The So-called Hepatitis F Or G Viruses Are Not Included
Many Different Viruses Can Cause Hepatitis Infections. The So-called Hepatitis F Or G Viruses Are Not Included

Video: Many Different Viruses Can Cause Hepatitis Infections. The So-called Hepatitis F Or G Viruses Are Not Included

Video: Many Different Viruses Can Cause Hepatitis Infections. The So-called Hepatitis F Or G Viruses Are Not Included
Video: Viral hepatitis (A, B, C, D, E) - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment & pathology 2024, March
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Hepatitis F and G

By far the most common causes of liver inflammation of viral origin are hepatitis A to E virus infections. However, not all viral hepatitis diseases can be traced back to these viruses. Such liver infections are called non-AE virus hepatitis. Among other things, cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can trigger a viral liver inflammation.

The so-called hepatitis G and F viruses were considered as possible causes of virus-related hepatitis until about 20 years ago. However, it turned out that hepatitis F viruses most likely do not exist and that hepatitis G viruses cannot cause liver inflammation.

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Hepatitis F

The publication about the so-called "hepatitis F virus" was a mispublication. The suspected hepatitis F virus does not appear to exist.

Hepatitis G

The so-called "hepatitis G virus" - actually GB virus C (GBV C) - has been known since 1998 that it is not a hepatitis pathogen. This virus is a flavivirus that occurs more frequently in people infected with hepatitis C or in HIV-positive people. With GB virus C it is interesting that HIV-infected people with additional GBV-C infection seem to develop a milder course of the disease. Possible causes of this possible connection are currently being examined.

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