(HealthDay News) -- Hepatitis usually is caused by a viral infection, resulting in inflammation of the liver.

Womenshealth.gov says common ways of contracting viral hepatitis include:

• Eating food that has been contaminated by someone with hepatitis.
• Close contact with infected household members or infected sexual partners.
• Contact with contaminated diaper changing areas that haven't been properly cleaned.
• Consuming uncooked or undercooked shellfish that was pulled from contaminated water.