- hep A: oral-fecal route usually by food or water contaminated by feces
- hep B: contaminated serum via blood transfusion, contaminated needles, needlesticks, IV drug use, and direct contact with body fluids from infected people
- hep C: needlesticks, blood transfusions, IV drug use, and unidentified means
- hep E: oral-fecal route, fecal contamination of water
fluid and sodium results in increased pressure in blood vessels and lymphatic channels, resulting in portal hypertension
a result of portal hypertension, hypoalbuminemia, and hyperaldosteronism