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evidence for more than one etiologic agent has been recognized only since the 1940s, when 2 viruses [hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV)] were thought to account for all disease. In the past 20 years, 3 additional hepatitis agents [hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis D virus (HDV), and hepatitis E virus (HEV)] have been discovered, and there is evidence for at least one additional virus. Each of the 5 recognized hepatitis viruses belong to a different virus family, and each has a unique epidemiology.1 V
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