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;
The hepatitis C virus is the most common cause of. chronic viral liver disease in the United States. It is. estimated that 1.8% of the U.S. population or about. 4 million Americans are infected with hepatitis C. Infection is most prevalent among those born between. 1945â1965, the majority of whom were likely infected.