Older people are at an increased risk of hepatitis with factors like skipping medications and multiple blood transfusions. Chronic infection by viruses like hepatitis C can lead to liver cancer due to weakened immune responses.
Factors that can increase the risk of developing hepatitis in older people include:
Hepatitis B is commonly transmitted through contaminated needles and from mother to child during childbirth; newborns are more likely to develop chronic hepatitis B due to their immune system.
Chronic infection by viruses like hepatitis C can lead to increased risk of liver cancer years after initial infection due to the weakened immune responses allowing the virus to persist.
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