If you place your left hand over the lowermost ribs on the right side of your chest, it will cover the liver, which is the largest internal organ in the body. It has a multiplicity of functions that are concerned with the processes of digestion, nutrition, and the development of red blood cells. It produces bile, which flows out into the small intestine. It helps detoxify harmful substances in the blood.

Damage to the liver, such as by a virus infection, can manifest itself by jaundice—a yellowing of the skin and, particularly, of the whites of the eyes due to an excess of bile.

Hepatitis is one of the most common of all liver diseases. It is caused by certain viruses and can be spread by contaminated food and water, blood transfusions from infected sources, and other means. Hepatitis is also easily spread from one person to another; it is common among young people.

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