India, July 28 -- People often associate liver disease with excessive alcohol consumption, but the assumption leaves many cases of viral hepatitis unnoticed until it has caused much damage.

Interacting with HT Lifestyle on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day, which is observed every year on July 28, gastroenterologist Dr Shankar Lal Jat shared that viral hepatitis, caused by infections like hepatitis B and hepatitis C, silently affects people of any age or lifestyle.

"Because symptoms remain mild or absent in the early stages, many people discover the condition only after complications develop," he stated. "It is important to know about this condition, as it helps protect people from believing myths and helps them make informed lifestyl...