India, Aug. 3 -- The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) recently classified hepatitis D as carcinogenic-cancer-causing-to humans, just like hepatitis B and C.

Hepatitis D, which only affects individuals infected with hepatitis B, is associated with a two- to six-fold higher risk of liver cancer compared to hepatitis B alone, it added.

Viral hepatitis - types A, B, C, D, and E - are major causes of acute liver infection. Among these, only hepatitis B, C, and D can lead to chronic infections that significantly increase the risk of cirrhosis, liver failure, or liver cancer.

Each year, July 28 is observed as World Hepatitis Day, as viral hepatitis continues to remain a serious public health threat and one of the primary cau...