Where was Hepatitis A first seen and what is the origin of the word Hepatitis A?

Question

I need this for a project.

Answer 1

Hepa = liver, itis = inflammation of, hepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis A is one type of disease that causes liver inflammation, scarring, and damage. Hepatitis B & C, etc, are different types of diseases, but the thing they all have in common is that they affect the liver.
I don't know when Hep A was first identified.

Answer 2

Go to your search bar and type in "history of hepatitis a". There are alot of sites you can research. You can also check out "orgin of hepatitis". Good Luck!