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Hepatitis viruses cause inflammation of the liver (viral hepatitis) with acute and chronic courses. The chronic hepatitis may progress to cirrhosis of the liver and further to carcinoma of the liver finally. There are 6 types of hepatitis viruses identified at present (1998), named A, B, C, D, E, and G, respectively.