There are several causes of lung pain. Some of the common ones include: Pleurisy is an inflammation or swelling of pleura (thin layers of tissue) that cover the chest wall and the lungs. There is normally a small space between the layer that covers the chest cavity and the lungs.
Who is most at risk of getting hepatitis B? Hepatitis B is common worldwide. In regions where hepatitis B is most common such as countries in Asia and Africa, at least one in five people may be infected with this virus. You have a high risk of contracting hepatitis B if you: have unprotected sex with an infected person;
Among the 290 cases (15%) who indicated one or more risk factors, food and water-borne hepatitis A represented the most frequent reported exposure (68 cases) and international travel remained the behavior that produced the most cases of hepatitis A (119 cases).