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;
VO: The most common forms of hepatitis in this country are hepatitis A, B and C. The main differences are how you get each virus, how long you have it, and what each virus can do to your liver. The word hepatitis means swelling or inflammation of the liver after it's been attacked by a virus. A, B or C refers to the kind of hepatitis virus that's making your liver sick. GRAPHIC: PHOTO OF RAINDROPS HITTING A PUDDLE... MORPHS INTO PHOTO OF HANDS DOING FOOD PREP WORK...