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;
Viral hepatitis is common in the United States and affects women and men. Hepatitis B and C are more common than hepatitis A. In 2015, hepatitis A affected an estimated 2,500 Americans. 6 The percentage of people with hepatitis A has gone down by 95% since the hepatitis A vaccine became available in 1995.