WHO calls for stepped up action to eliminate viral hepatitis It highlights  significant gains  made in the fight against hepatitis B and C, which together account for 95 per cent of all hepatitis-related deaths worldwide.   These infections claimed 1.34 million lives in 2024 .  Meanwhile, transmission continues at a rate of some 1.8 million infections annually – or more than 4,900 cases every day.  Viral infections   Hepatitis B  is a viral infection that attacks the liver. It can be spread through contact with infected body fluids such as blood, saliva, vaginal fluids and semen, or passed from mother to baby.  Disease can be acute or chronic, with chronic infection raising risk of death from cirrhosis and liver cancer.  Hepatitis C  is an inflammation of the liver caused by a virus of the same name.…