An inflammation of the liver there are two types:

• Acute- which lasts less than six months - Hepatitis A,B,C,D,E can all be acute as well as other viral diseases. Medicine poisoning ,toxins such as alcohol and severe bacterial infections
  
  
• Chronic- which lasts more than six months - Hepatitis B, C and D -Autoimmune, genetic (present at birth) toxins such as alcohol and medicine poisoning.
  
  
• Hepatitis A - This is present in infected peoples faeces and can be passed on via contaminated food /water
  
  
• Hepatitis B - highly infectious it is contracted from coming into contact with contaminated blood or receiving contaminated blood. It can also be sexually transmitted.
  
  
• Hepatitis C - primarily it is contracted from contact with contaminated blood, there is a low risk of it being sexually transmitted.