Hepatitis

 

The purpose of celebrating World Hepatitis Awareness Day on the 20th of July, including in Pakistan, is to raise awareness among people and to take measures to prevent this dangerous disease. One out of every ten people in Pakistan is infected with Hepatitis C, currently, there are around 150,000 patients in Punjab alone. According to medical experts, the types of hepatitis A, B, C, and D viruses are becoming more dangerous day by day. . Hepatitis is an inflammatory disease of the liver, which is caused by a viral infection or a toxic infection. There are five types of hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), hepatitis A and E are usually caused by contaminated water and poor diet. Hepatitis B, C, and D are caused by the transfusion of infected body fluids, particularly blood, from one body to another. According to medical experts, this disease can be transmitted from mother to child during birth. This virus is also spread by using an infected patient's toothbrush and using an infected patient's nail cutter. Avoid over-shaving, as barber's razors and equipment are usually not sterilized and the razors used are contaminated, which can lead to any serious blood-borne diseases. While among the major causes of hepatitis in women, the role of beauty parlor and poor make-up is important. Used syringes are also a major cause of spreading hepatitis. Hepatitis B is also transmitted through sexual intercourse. But hepatitis B and C are not communicable diseases, so it is not spread by shaking hands, coughing or sneezing, or sharing food and drink. Medical experts say that the devastation of the hepatitis virus is unfolding in Pakistan, so parents must give the child a protective vaccine against hepatitis B after birth. Experts also say that the biggest risk in the spread of this liver disease is patients who are not aware of their disease and they transfer it to other people. In the case of the last stage of hepatitis disease or in the case of excess of this disease, there is no other option except liver transplant or transplantation.

 Early symptoms of hepatitis include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dark yellow urine, yellowing of the whites of the eyes, yellowing of the skin, feeling tired and weak, and loss of appetite. If the patient is treated regularly after a timely diagnosis, successful treatment of this disease is possible within a few weeks. According to medical experts, precaution is the best way to avoid the increasing hepatitis disease in Pakistan, by which you can protect yourself from this deadly disease, it is very important to take some precautions to avoid this deadly disease, For example, be sure to do a hepatitis test before injecting blood, make sure to use a new syringe every time for injection, even if you are not healthy, you must have your blood test and complete medical check-up at least twice a year. So that all deadly diseases can be controlled in the initial stages. Special programs for the prevention and treatment of hepatitis are ongoing on the part of the government at the federal and provincial levels, in addition to house-to-house immunization, vaccination is being conducted in every big and small hospital to prevent this disease. Almost free treatment is available to the patients,

 and medicines are being delivered to the homes of those suffering from this disease through courier companies, but the government efforts to control hepatitis should not be considered enough, but the people in this regard. We should also play an effective role by taking care of health, hygiene, and food consumption so that this disease can be fully controlled.

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