Hepatitis caused by a number of factors which

Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. Inflammation of the liver caused many reasons, there are common.
(1) virus infection: hepatitis virus caused by a combination. Infectious strong, and to disseminate complex, a wide range of prevalence, incidence rates high. At present the main points of viral hepatitis A, B, C, D and E hepatitis five, and in recent years have found hepatitis and hepatitis G. Including Hepatitis A and E are self-limited, and generally not to chronic, minorities can develop liver cirrhosis. Chronic hepatitis B and closely related to the occurrence of primary hepatocellular carcinoma.
(2) The drug or chemical poisons: Many drugs and toxic chemicals can cause liver damage in hepatitis drugs or toxic hepatitis. Statins such as dual-vinegar phenol, methyl-dopa, tetracycline and arsenic mercury, such as carbon tetrachloride. On the degree of damage depends on the liver drug or toxic chemical exposure dose or taking the time, as well as the quality of individual differences. Long-term use or repeated contact with drugs and toxic chemicals can lead to chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and even.
(3) Alcohol: Alcohol can cause hepatitis. Mainly due to alcohol (ethanol) and its metabolites in the liver toxicity of acetaldehyde directly damage the cells. According to research, if all day drinking alcohol content of more than 150 g, continuing for more than five years, 90% of liver damage can occur in 10 years or more are about 34% in chronic hepatitis, about 25 per cent of the development of liver cirrhosis . Europe and the United States alcoholics more, all alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver cirrhosis about 50% to 90%. In China the situation is better.
(4) Other: Many infectious diseases are systemic violations of the liver, such as the EB virus, bacterial diseases, such as typhoid fever in, can cause increased serum transaminase or other abnormal liver function. However, these diseases have their own special performance, and inflammation of the liver disease is only a part of performance is not difficult diagnosis of multiple, less misdiagnosed as "hepatitis."
In short, hepatitis is a name, including many different causes of hepatitis. But day-to-day because of the most common viral hepatitis, we are most familiar with it, and the hepatitis usually referred to as "the hepatitis."