Abstract
Viral hepatitis is defined as a widespread infectious disease involving the inflammation of liver caused by hepatitis virus A, B, C, D and E. The majority of deaths linked to viral hepatitis are caused by HBV, HCV, and HDV, which are transmitted parenterally and induce chronic hepatitis with distant sequelae like liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer [1]. According to WHO latest estimates, viral hepatitis is now acknowledged as a serious public health problem in India with over 40 million people chronically infected with HBV and six to twelve million people with HCV. In a study dated in 2014 from Pune, it was shown that the sero-epidemiology of HAV in India was shifting, with the seroprevalence of the virus increasing from 30.3% in children between the ages of 18 months and 6 years to 50.3% underage group of 6 to 10 years. In addition, HEV epidemics are more prone to infect women in the third trimester than men and non-pregnant females [2].
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