Viral Hepatitis
Viral hepatitis is an infection of the liver by
a virus. The liver becomes inflamed. Often it is tender and swollen.
The most common types of viral hepatitis are hepatitis
A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Each of these types of hepatitis is caused
by a different virus. Another virus--the delta hepatitis virus--causes
hepatitis only if you are already infected with hepatitis B.
Private MD Lab Services offers several tests to aid in the diagnosis of infectious hepatitis:
The Hepatitis Profile contains the following tests:
The Hepatitis B Profile contains the following tests:
