2023-07-28 13:52:00
Las ephemeris of July 28 bring together different events that took place on a day like today, the Friday that commemorates the World Hepatitis Day. It is a disease that causes the inflammation of the liver and it can cause a number of health problems, and can even be deadly.
This date, which was prompted by the World Health Organization (WHO)seeks to pay homage to doctor Baruch Blumbergwho was born on a day like today, but in 1925. He was in charge of discovering the Hepatitis B and develop the vaccine to combat it. When Blumberg died in 2011, it was decided to take this day to raise awareness regarding this disease and promote any initiative that serves to combat it.
It should be noted that there are five types of hepatitis: A, B, C, D and E. These differ by modes of transmission, disease severity, geographic distribution, and prevention methods. Their symptoms They are usually mild and there are even people who do not present any. However, depending on how the virus develops, it can trigger more severe symptoms.
In this sense, the types B and C in particular cause a chronic disease in hundreds of millions of people and, taken together, are the most common cause of deaths related to liver cirrhosis, cancer and viral hepatitis. According to OMSIt is estimated that 325 million people have hepatitis B y/o C around the world, and for most of them testing and treatment remain inaccessible.
Today there are vaccines safe and effective methods available to prevent infection of most types of hepatitis. However, when a person does contract this condition, there are few treatments to deal with her.
Hepatitis C is considered the most dangerous because it is a silent disease that can cause a lot of damage without you knowing itIstockLA NACIONGet to know The Trust Project
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