Eradication of hepatitis is a global goal.
Today (July 28) is World Hepatitis Day. It is observed on July 28 every year as per the call of the World Health Organization on the theme “Bringing Hepatitis Care Closer to You”.
It has been carried out to prevent the condition is infected. By identifying it immediately and starting treatment before the disease progresses, hepatitis does not become a long-term disease.
The number of people who die from liver diseases is more than those who die from AIDS and tuberculosis, according to the World Health Organization (W.H. O.) mentioned in a recently published report.
Fifty-eight percent of those who die of liver diseases worldwide are from East and South Asian countries.
Ten million people die prematurely worldwide every year due to this disease. About two lakh of them are Indians. Keeping this problematic situation in mind, W.H.O. World Hepatitis Day has been declared with concern for hepatitis disease.
The liver is one of the most important organs in the human body. It protects a person’s health by making nutrients unsuitable for body absorption, filtering blood, and fighting infections.
This is one of the main diseases that infect the liver. It means inflammation of the liver. After the liver becomes inflamed, it gradually becomes scarred and becomes inoperable.
It is caused by excessive long-term alcohol consumption, toxins that enter the body through food and drinks, certain drugs, and rare, hereditary factors.
But in most cases, viruses are the cause of this disease. There are five types of hepatitis infections – Hepatitis A, B, C, and D.
There are e. A, B, C, and Hepatitis E viruses are common causes of it in our country. Hepatitis E is the most common virus found during the time of pregnancy.
After the this virus enters our body, the time it takes until the symptoms of the disease appear is called the ‘incubation period.’ This time varies depending on the type of virus. In the case of hepatitis A and E viruses, it is 2 to 6 weeks. Hepatitis B and C viruses take 2 to 6 months.
“Treatment of A.L.F. ( Acute liver Failure )caused by virus should be done only in centers capable of liver transplantation. Because if liver transplant surgery is not performed in the state of complete liver failure, about 80 percent of the patients will die prematurely.”
Said Dr. Kishan Nunsavata, Senior Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at Kamineni Hospitals, Hyderabad.
Vaccines are available to protect against A and B viruses. All children between the ages of one and two should be vaccinated against A. People susceptible to hepatitis and have chronic hepatitis B, or C should also be vaccinated against A.
Similarly, people of all ages who are susceptible to it should get the hepatitis-B vaccine. Although it is possible to prevent hepatitis disease through vaccination, many people in our country do not get those vaccines.
In fact, as a preventive measure against liver cancer, the W. H.O. B vaccine is prescribed. Hepatitis B and C can also settle in the body and lead to liver cirrhosis (liver cancer). Lack of symptoms is a significant obstacle to early detection and treatment.
“Effective treatment is available for B. It is possible to reduce C disease by almost 98 percent with just 12 weeks of treatment through tablet therapy which has recently been made available in the Indian market. All that can be done to prevent successfully is to detect and treat the virus before it damages the liver.”
Dr. Kishan made it clear.
