Inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a viral infection, with fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver function (Types A–G) is known as what?

• A. Hepatitis
• B. Cirrhosis
• C. Jaundice
• D. Liver Failure

Answer: (A)

Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver caused by a viral infection. The symptoms—fever, loss of appetite, jaundice, fatigue, and altered liver function—reflect the liver’s response to viral injury and its impaired ability to process bilirubin and other substances. The note about types A–G points to the multiple viruses that can cause this same inflammatory process, each with different transmission and prevention options. Remember, jaundice is a sign you might see with hepatitis, but it’s not the name of the disease itself; cirrhosis is long-term scarring of the liver, and liver failure is when the liver can’t perform its essential functions.