Soloman Shah, MD, concentrates his gastroenterology practice on diseases of the liver. Dr. Soloman Shah draws on extensive experience in treating the various forms of hepatitis.

1. Common Forms of Hepatitis
Dr. Soloman Shah MD

2. Introduction
 Soloman Shah, MD, concentrates his
gastroenterology practice on diseases of the liver.
Dr. Soloman Shah draws on extensive experience in
treating the various forms of hepatitis.
Medical science recognizes a total of six types of
hepatitis, though the A, B, and C forms are the most
common. Hepatitis A is the least serious form, as it
rarely leads to complication and does not put the
patient at risk for long-term illness. This disease is
spread through ingestion of a substance that
contains the virus and leads to hospitalization in
approximately 20 percent of cases, though it is
preventable via a vaccine.

3. Hepatitis
 Hepatitis B is spread through the transmission of bodily
fluids, which often occurs via needle sharing or sexual
intercourse. Most patients recover in approximately six
months, though 6 percent to 10 percent of patients
develop chronic infection. As long as the infection is
present in the patient, it can be transmitted to others.
Hepatitis C also transmits itself via bodily fluid and is
most commonly spread through the sharing of infected
needles. This form of the disease becomes chronic in
approximately 50 percent to 70 percent of cases and, like
hepatitis B, causes a person to become a carrier while
infected. Patients with the chronic form of the disease are
at increased risk of other liver disorders, including
cirrhosis and liver cancer.