Can Hepatitis be caused by Bacteria?
Hepatitis is a condition of the liver where the cells of the liver organ are inflamed. Most often it is caused by a viral infection, hepatitis A, B and C are all viral forms of the disease.

Bacteria (and Fungi) can cause hepatitis of the liver, and two examples would be the Staphylococcal and Streptococcal bacteria. These can directly infect the liver, and are also responsible for some inflammations in other tissues of the skin and heart and elsewhere.

Prolonged alcohol abuse is another cause of hepatitis (as well as cirrhosis) and is not associated with bacteria virus or fungi, but instead from a damaging effect on the liver.