DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is working to raise awareness about hepatitis to prevent new infections and deliver real improvements in health outcomes for people living with the disease.
The awareness activities will be held coinciding with World Hepatitis Day which was on yesterday.
“Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. The complexity of hepatitis disease lies in the existence of the different types of viruses. Hepatitis A and E are food- and water-borne infections which cause millions of cases of acute illness every year. Whereas hepatitis B, C, and D are spread by infected body fluids, including blood, and have a greater health burden in terms of death because they can cause life-long infection,” says Consultant Gastroenterology and Hepatology at HMC, Dr Moutaz Derbala.
Hepatitis A is a common infection in many parts of the world where sanitation and sewage infrastructure is poor. Often people become infected with hepatitis A by eating or drinking contaminated food or water. Hepatitis B and C are most commonly passed through blood and other bodily fluids.
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