Why in news? World Hepatitis Day is observed every year on July 28

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Hepatitis A and E are mainly spread by contaminated food and water.
• Hepatitis B is mainly sexually transmitted, also be passed from mother to baby during pregnancy or childbirth and spread through infected blood.
• Hepatitis C is commonly spread through infected blood such as may occur during needle sharing by intravenous drug users.
• Hepatitis D can only infect people already infected with hepatitis B.
• Hepatitis A, B, and D are preventable with immunization