My family often has BBQ parties, especially on weekends, and I've heard that eating a lot of this type of food can easily lead to kidney failure or cancer. Is that true? (Manh Hung, 30, Can Tho)

Though all attack the liver, hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E have entirely different transmission routes, severity, and prevention methods.

After many nights of staying up late and drinking alcohol to watch football, Anh Tuan, 51, experienced elevated liver enzymes and was diagnosed with acute hepatitis.

Hansani, 28, experienced severe abdominal pain, jaundice, and yellow eyes; tests revealed liver enzymes 70 times higher than normal due to an acute hepatitis A virus infection.