There are several causes of lung pain. Some of the common ones include: Pleurisy is an inflammation or swelling of pleura (thin layers of tissue) that cover the chest wall and the lungs. There is normally a small space between the layer that covers the chest cavity and the lungs.
Who is most at risk of getting hepatitis B? Hepatitis B is common worldwide. In regions where hepatitis B is most common such as countries in Asia and Africa, at least one in five people may be infected with this virus. You have a high risk of contracting hepatitis B if you: have unprotected sex with an infected person;
Two of the more common types are hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), HAV is the most common form of acute viral hepatitis, with about 1.5 million cases globally each year. About 130 to 150 million people around the world are living with chronic HCV.