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;
Liver transplantation is the second most common form of solid organ transplantation in the US, with over 6,000 procedures performed annually. Hepatitis C (HCV) infection, which is the cause of about 40% of cases of chronic liver disease, accounts for up to 70% of liver transplants.1-3. HCV infection causes inflammation that scars the tissue of the liver.