There are several causes of lung pain. Some of the common ones include: Pleurisy is an inflammation or swelling of pleura (thin layers of tissue) that cover the chest wall and the lungs. There is normally a small space between the layer that covers the chest cavity and the lungs.
Who is most at risk of getting hepatitis B? Hepatitis B is common worldwide. In regions where hepatitis B is most common such as countries in Asia and Africa, at least one in five people may be infected with this virus. You have a high risk of contracting hepatitis B if you: have unprotected sex with an infected person;
Hepatitis A. In situations where travellersâ diarrhoea is common so to is Hepatitis A. This is a viral disease of the liver and is the most common vaccine preventable disease that travellers to less developed areas of the world contract. This virus is transmitted through contaminated food and water.For those eating and drinking in areas where environmental sanitation and personal hygiene are poor the risk may be as high as 1 in 50 per month of travel. Even 5 star travel is not without risk.his is an acute infection caused by a virus which attacks the nervous system and can lead to paralysis. Transmission is by faecal contamination of food, usually by unhygienic food handlers or flies, or directly from infected nasal secretions. Polio is a serious disease with a vaccine that is very safe and effective.