Hepatitis D

Hepatitis D is considered a subviral satellite, as it can only propagate in the presence of the Hepatitis B virus.

Hepatitis E Hepatitis E produces symptoms similar to hepatitis although it can take a fulminant course in some patients, particularly pregnant women; it is more prevalent in th« Indian subcontinent.

Hepatitis F

Hepatitis F is a hypothetical virus linked to hepatllli Several hepatitis F candidates emerged in the 1990s; nor of these reports have been substantiated.

Hepatitis G

Another type of hepatitis, hepatitis G, has been idenl and is probably spread by blood and sexual contact.is, however, doubt about whether it causes hepatitis, or is just associated with hepatitis, as it does not appear to be primarily replicated in the liver. Other viral infections can cause hepatitis (inflammation of the liver):

* Mumps virus
* Rubella virus
* Cytomegalovirus
* Epstein-Barr virus
* Other herpes viruses