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;
For this reason, people are more likely to have hepatitis B if they. 1  were born in a part of the world where hepatitis B is more common. 2  were born in the United States, didnât receive the hepatitis B vaccine as an infant, and have parents who were born in an area where hepatitis B was especially common.