Hepatitis

A new treatment for hepatitis is being studied.

He's been battling hepatitis for 6 months now, but it looks like he's just starting to recover.

The discovery of inadequate infection control protocols in several dental clinics has given rise to fears that patients may have been infected with HIV or hepatitis.

Tom was diagnosed with autoimmune hepatitis.

She got hepatitis no wonder she is losing so much weight.

We're checking for hepatitis.

Do you have hepatitis?

Have you ever been diagnosed with hepatitis?

And I’m Bob Doughty. You can learn more about hepatitis, and download transcripts and audio of our programs, at voaspecialenglish.com. Listen again next week for more news about science in Special English on the Voice of America.

Worldwide, most hepatitis B infections happen in children. Young children are the ones most likely to develop a lifelong infection. The W.H.O. estimates that more than three hundred fifty million people are chronically infected with the virus.