What are the key differences among hepatitis a, b, and c?

Acute vs chronic: Hepatitis a is an acute infection which usually does not last more than a few months; it is almost never fatal. It is contracted by shaking hands with or eating food prepared by a person with the infection. Hepatitis b and c are usually chronic infections which can lead to liver failure, cirrhosis, or liver cancer. They are transmitted by tiny amounts of blood; both treatable with medications.

Dr Ali and another doctor agreed

Several:: A: acute, transmitted by oral-fecal route, never chronic. B: acute, small percentage become chronic, transmitted by body fluids. C: almost always chronic, often leads to liver cirrhosis, transmitted by body fluids.

Dr Cordero agreed