Introduction

Hapetitu s was first discovered in 19 89 and was identified as the cause of what was then called non a non b habititus. It is a blood born virus, which is now most often transmitted through intervenous drug use. Hepotitis also induces programm cell death, or apoptosis, in hipat cites. Eventually, this vibrosis can consume enough of the liver that damage is irreversible and results in the development of serosis. To day, our patient has hepititase, and you are the doctor.