How long to live with viral hepatitis cannot be generalized, the specific survival time is related to the type of disease, physical condition, whether timely treatment and so on. Generally patients have a good prognosis through early diagnosis and timely and effective treatment, but if detected late and serious damage to liver function occurs, the survival time of patients can be affected. Viral hepatitis is caused by hepatitis viruses, which can be categorized into type A, B, C, D and E. It is an infectious disease disease that mainly manifests itself by damaging the liver. Patients should have sufficient rest, reasonable diet, supplemented with appropriate medications, such as, for example, interferon, lamivudine, tenofovir, etc. for treatment, while avoiding alcohol, overwork and the use of medications that damage the liver. Early viral hepatitis through timely and effective treatment measures, the general prognosis is good, will not affect the patient’s survival time. For example, hepatitis A and hepatitis E are self-limiting diseases that will not develop into chronic and most of them can be cured. However, hepatitis B cannot be completely cured, and most of hepatitis C can be progressed to chronic, and if it is not found in time, the liver function will be seriously damaged, and it can be developed into cirrhosis, or even hepatocellular carcinoma, which will seriously affect the quality of life and life expectancy of the patients. It is recommended that patients with viral hepatitis be detected, diagnosed and treated early.