Hepatitis A      Hepatitis B      Hepatitis C      Hepatitis D      Hepatitis E Other Causes of Viral Hepatitis Return to Main Hepatitis Information Section Viral Hepatitis A-E and Beyond Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Several different viruses cause viral hepatitis. They are named the hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E viruses. All of these viruses cause acute, or short-term, viral hepatitis. The hepatitis B, C, and D viruses can also cause chronic hepatitis, in which the infection is prolonged, sometimes lifelong. Other viruses may also cause hepatitis, but they have yet to be discovered and they are obviously rare causes of the disease. Symptoms of viral hepatitis jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes) fatigue abdominal pain loss of appetite nausea diarrhea vomiting. However, some people do not have symptoms until the disease is advanced.