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Infectious hepatitis is most often caused by a virus. There are four commonly known hepatitis viruses, hepatitis A, B, C and D. Other hepatitis can be caused by bacteria, although less often. Still other forms of hepatitis are not caused by infectious agents at all, but by injury from toxins (such as alcohol, work chemicals, pollution, etc.) or other injury to the liver.

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