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World Hepatitis Day is a global awareness-raising campaign held annually on July 28th to increase public knowledge and understanding of viral hepatitis and its impact on global health. The day is dedicated to promoting prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease, as well as advocating for increased resources and funding to combat the hepatitis epidemic. The theme for World Hepatitis Day 2021 was “Hepatitis Can’t Wait,” highlighting the urgent need to accelerate efforts to eliminate hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030.
Hepatitis is a medical condition characterized by inflammation of the liver, which can be caused by viral infections, excessive alcohol consumption, drug abuse, or autoimmune diseases. There are five main types of viral hepatitis, designated as hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E, with each type caused by a different virus. Symptoms of hepatitis can include fatigue, abdominal pain, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), nausea, and flu-like symptoms. Treatment options depend on the type and severity of hepatitis, but may include antiviral medications, lifestyle changes, and supportive care. Prevention is important to avoid contracting and spreading hepatitis, including vaccination for hepatitis A and B, practicing good hygiene, avoiding high-risk behaviors, and screening blood and organ donations.
Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver that can be caused by viral infections, excessive alcohol consumption, drug abuse, and autoimmune diseases.
The five main types of viral hepatitis are hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E, with each type caused by a different virus.
Hepatitis A and E are typically transmitted through contaminated food or water, while hepatitis B, C, and D are primarily transmitted through blood-to-blood contact, such as sharing needles or having unprotected sex.
Excessive alcohol consumption and drug abuse can also cause hepatitis, leading to inflammation and damage to the liver.
In some cases, autoimmune diseases can attack the liver and cause inflammation.
Early detection and treatment are important in preventing further liver damage and complications.
Prevention is key in reducing the risk of contracting hepatitis, including getting vaccinated for hepatitis A and B, practicing good hygiene, avoiding high-risk behaviors, and screening blood and organ donations.
Hepatitis is kind of sneaky and people who have hepatitis sometimes do not have any symptoms and they do not even know that they are infected by the disease. However, if the patient display some symptoms they are:
When the patient is suffering from an acute infection then the symptoms can start to show from anywhere between 2 – 6 weeks after they got infected.
However when the person is infected by the chronic illness then it may take years to show the symptoms.
In order to diagnose hepatitis disease, the health care provider or doctor
Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E mostly spread through contact with food and water which has been contaminated by an infected person’s stool. Hepatitis E can also be spread by eating undercooked meat, especially like pork, deer, or shellfish. Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, and Hepatitis D can spread through the contact with the blood of the infected person. Hepatitis B and Hepatitis D might also spread through the contact with some other body fluids of the infected person. This might usually happen when people share needles or have unprotected sex.
The risk of getting infected by the hepatitis disease is different for different types of hepatitis. The viral hepatitis can be caused when people are having unprotected sex and use the same needles. In the same way, people who drink way more alcohol than the recommended amount are at a higher risk of getting infected by alcoholic hepatitis.
The treatment of hepatitis completely depends on which type of disease the patient possesses, acute or chronic. Acute viral hepatitis usually goes away with a little medication. To get completely better from the acute disease the patient might just take some rest and have so many fluids. However, depending on the severity the acute chronic diseased patient might also need to be admitted to the hospital for treatment.
Coming to chronic hepatitis the possible treatments are surgery, some related medical procedures. Patients with chronic hepatitis should stop consuming alcohol and sometimes it even leads to liver failure in which the person may need liver transplant surgery.
There are some ways through which people can prevent or lower the risk for hepatitis. This depends on the type of hepatitis. For instance not consuming so much alcohol prevents alcoholic hepatitis. Having protected and safe sex prevents viral hepatitis. People can keep this illness at bay by getting vaccinated in order to prevent hepatitis A and hepatitis B. However autoimmune hepatitis can not be prevented.
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