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BODY
HEPATITIS:
The Silent
Liver Story
We Need to
Talk About
BY EUGENIA AVERINA, PHARMACIST
Your liver is
one of the great
multitaskers of the
body. It helps 昀椀lter
your blood, process
nutrients, support
digestion, store
energy and break
down substances
your body no longer
needs. Quietly and
constantly, it works
in the background to
keep you well.
But like many hardworking
things, the liver can be
easy to take for granted
until something goes
wrong. One condition that
can affect liver health is
hepatitis, which simply
means in昀氀ammation of
the liver. It can be caused
by viruses, alcohol,
certain medicines, toxins,
autoimmune conditions
and fatty liver disease.
Viral hepatitis is one of
the most signi昀椀cant forms
and is most commonly
discussed as hepatitis A,
B, C, D and E.
