Acute viral hepatitis , light micrograph
Light micrograph section through a section of human liver showing acute viral hepatitis. Acute viral hepatitis is inflammation of the liver caused by infection with one of the five hepatitis viruses. In most cases, the inflammation begins suddenly and last only a few weeks. It is a common disease throughout the world. Most cases resolve on their own, but some persist and progress to chronic hepatitis., by NIGEL DOWNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
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