Hepatitis is a disease of the liver — the large organ on the upper right of your belly that helps clean the blood and handle food. The liver becomes inflamed: swollen and angry. In doctor-words, -itis means that kind of swelling, so the name is almost “liver inflammation”.

Hepatitishepatitis is a disease of the liver是肝臟的一種疾病 — the large organ on the upper right of your belly肝是位在你腹部右上方的一個大器官 that helps clean the blood and handle food負責清理血液和處理食物。The liver becomes inflamed肝臟會發炎: swollen and angry又腫又發紅發熱。In doctor-words在醫學用詞裡, -itis means that kind of swelling-itis就是指這種發炎, so the name is almost所以這個字的名字幾乎就是 "liver inflammation""肝發炎"。

People usually talk about three virus kinds. Hepatitis A often comes from dirty food or water. It can make you very tired and turn the skin and eyes yellow, but most people get well and it does not stay for years.

People usually talk about three virus kinds大家通常會講三種病毒型別。Hepatitis Ahepatitis A often comes from dirty food or water通常來自不乾淨的食物或水。It can make you very tired and turn the skin and eyes yellow它會讓你非常疲累，皮膚和眼睛變黃, but most people get well and it does not stay for years但大部分人會康復，不會拖好幾年。

Hepatitis B and C usually pass through blood, and B can also pass through sex. They may hide in the body for a long time and slowly scar the liver, which is why books call them much more serious. There are also types D and E, which you will hear less often.

Hepatitis B and Chepatitis B和C usually pass through blood通常透過血液傳染, and B can also pass through sex而B型也可能透過性行為傳染。They may hide in the body for a long time它們可能在體內潛伏很久 and slowly scar the liver慢慢讓肝臟結疤, which is why books call them much more serious這就是書上說它們嚴重得多的原因。There are also types D and E還有D型和E型, which you will hear less often你比較少聽到這兩種。

The yellow colour people notice is a sign, not the whole illness. Though actually, many people with B or C do not turn yellow at first, so they may not know they have it.

The yellow colour people notice大家注意到的那個變黃 is a sign, not the whole illness只是一個徵兆，不是整個疾病。Though actually不過其實, many people with B or C do not turn yellow at first很多得B型或C型的人一開始不會變黃, so they may not know they have it所以他們可能不知道自己得病。

People also say hepatitis when the liver is inflamed from too much alcohol or from some medicines, not only from a virus. It is a serious medical word: health forms, news, travel advice, vaccines. There are vaccines for A and B, but not for C.

People also say hepatitis大家也會說hepatitis when the liver is inflamed from too much alcohol or from some medicines當肝臟是因為喝太多酒或某些藥物而發炎的時候, not only from a virus不只是因為病毒。It is a serious medical word這是個嚴肅的醫學用詞: health forms, news, travel advice, vaccines會出現在健康表格、新聞、旅遊建議和疫苗資訊裡。There are vaccines for A and BA型和B型有疫苗, but not for C但C型沒有。