CHAWLA MEDICOS PRESENTS
World Hepatitis Day TH 28 JULY 2018
World Hepatitis Day World Hepatitis Day is celebrated on July 28 every year. The aim to celebrate this day is to raise awareness of hepatitis. Hepatitis affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide. It is a chronic disease and killing close to 1.4 million people every year. chronic disease and killing close to 1.4 million people every year. Chronic disease and killing close to 1.4 million people every year. World Hepatitis Day in 2018 is to Eliminate Hepatitis. There are 290 million Hepatitis victims who are unaware about their disease.
Why we celebrate this day Worldwide, 300 million people are living with viral hepatitis unaware. On World Hepatitis Day, 28 July, we call on people from across the world to take action, raise awareness and join in the quest to find the “missing millions�. Hepatitis affects everyone, everywhere, the theme to Coordinating a global response to hepatitis. Aware people to increasing hepatitis B vaccine. SO BE AWARE BE PROTECTED
HISTORY OF THIS DAY • In 1987, George Kuo, Michael Houghton and Qui-Lim Choo used a novel molecular cloning approach in collaboration with Daniel W. Bradley for identifying the unknown organism and developing a diagnostic test. A year later, in 1988, the virus was confirmed by Harvey J. Alter by means of verifying its presence in a panel of NANBH specimens. • In 2001, FDA approved pegylated interferon, an effective version of interferon. FDA approved a swift antibody test dubbed Ora Quick in 2010. • In 2013, FDA approved of two new better HCV medications, namely Sofosbuvir and Simeprevir.
TYPES OF VIRAL HEPATITIS
Hepatitis Hepatitis A A :: Hepatitis Hepatitis A is A is caused caused by by an an infection infection with with the the (HAV). (HAV).
Hepatitis Hepatitis B B :: Hepatitis Hepatitis B is B is transmitted transmitted through through contact contact with with infectious infectious body body fluids, fluids, such such as as blood, blood, vaginal vaginal secretions. secretions.
Hepatitis Hepatitis D D :: It It is is called called delta delta hepatitis, hepatitis hepatitis, hepatitis D is D is a a serious serious liver liver disease disease caused caused by by the the hepatitis hepatitis D D virus virus (HDV) (HDV)
Hepatitis Hepatitis C C :: Hepatitis Hepatitis C comes C comes from from the the hepatitis hepatitis C C virus virus (HCV). (HCV). Hepatitis Hepatitis C C is is transmitted transmitted through through direct direct contact contact
Hepatitis Hepatitis E E :: Hepatitis Hepatitis E is E is a a waterborne waterborne disease disease caused caused by by the the hepatitis hepatitis E E virus virus (HEV). (HEV).
EACH YEAR FOCUSES ON A SPECIFIC THEME • 2011: Hepatitis affects everyone, everywhere. Know it. Confront it. Confront her • 2012: It’s closer than you think • 2013: More must be done to stop this silent killer • 2014: Hepatitis: Think Again • 2015: Prevention of viral Hepatitis. Act now • 2016: Know Hepatitis-Act now • 2017: Eliminate Hepatitis
KNOW BETTER ABOUT HEPATITIS C ON THIS HEPATITIS DAY Hepatitis C Virus or HCV affects the liver. During the early phase, there are mild to no symptoms of the contraction. As of 2015, about 2% of the world population i.e. 143 million people are infected with the HCV. there is no vaccine available for Hepatitis C. But In 2013, FDA approved of two new better HCV medications, namely Sofosbuvir and Simeprevir. In order to treat HCV, antiviral medications, like sofosbuvir and ribavirin, is used in line with Interferon. While antiviral medications helps in curbing HCV replication, Interferon boosts the immune system. Now there are many medicine available for hepatitis c virus. You can easily take medicine from CHAWLA MEDICOS. Know more about HCV medicines visit www.chawlamedicos.com/hepatitis-c
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