Your liver is important for keeping your body healthy. It makes chemicals in the body and breaks them down, helps us digest food and gives us energy.
Click on the links below to find out more about your liver and how hepatitis affects it.
Your liver is an essential organ that performs hundreds of functions daily. Read more
Hepatitis means there is swelling in the liver. Viruses, alcohol, drugs and other toxins can damage the liver. Read more
Without treatment, both hepatitis B and hepatitis C risk causing cirrhosis, liver failure or liver cancer. Read more
Having cirrhosis means that you have severe scarring on your liver. In most cases it is a chronic condition, which means you will usually have it for the rest of your life – however proper treatment can reduce the impact on your health. Read more