Below is an instruction from Human. Write a response.
    ### Instruction:
    What is (are) Viral Hepatitis: A through E and Beyond ?
    ### Response:
    Viral hepatitis is inflammation of the liver caused by a virus. Several different viruses, named the hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E viruses, cause viral hepatitis.
                
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.
    