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Viral hepatitis—inflammation of the liver—is classified with different letters depending on which virus is to blame. All varieties are contagious and may cause fatigue, nausea, fever, stomach pain or yellowish eyes, and some put so much strain on the organ that they can lead to permanent scarring, cancer or the need for a transplant.
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