1 on/under pain of death idiom. 2  a pain in the arse/backside idiom. 3  a pain in the ass/butt, at a pain in the arse/backside idiom.  a pain (in the neck) idiom.
In addition to the differences in replication method, transmission risk is higher with Hep B as it can be sexually transmitted, whereas generally not with Hep C. The large majority of adult patients exposed to Hep B clear it, whereas with Hep C adults who are exposed and clear are the minority.
Hepatitis E virus is similar to hepatitis A in how it causes epidemics in poorer areas. Hepatitis B and C viruses are usually responsible for chronic hepatitis. The B virus causes five to 10 percent of the cases and the C virus 75 to 80 percent. Hepatitis A or E viruses do not tend to cause chronic hepatitis.