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On World Hepatitis Day, Syria continues to provide free diagnosis and treatment for patients

2021-07-28T17:59:09.904Z


Damascus, SANA- A person loses his life every 30 seconds as a result of a disease related to hepatitis, according to the World Health Organization, which states


Damascus-SANA

A person loses his life every 30 seconds as a result of a disease related to hepatitis, according to the World Health Organization, which reminds on its World Day that it is necessary not to delay in confronting it even in light of the Covid-19 crisis.

World Hepatitis Day falls on July 28 of each year, in which efforts are focused on spreading awareness of the disease caused by five types of viruses: A, B, C, D, E, and the most common, B and C, which together cause more than one million deaths and 3 million new infections each year around the world.

In Syria, the cumulative number of hepatitis B infections reached 6200, and hepatitis C cases reached 6000, according to what was explained to SANA by the Director of Communicable and Chronic Diseases at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Jamal Khamis, who confirmed that the Ministry of Health still provides diagnostic and treatment services. Free of charge through specialized centers in Damascus, Lattakia, Hama, Homs and Aleppo.

Hepatitis B vaccine is included in the national vaccination program, as mentioned by Dr. Khamis, pointing out that the directorate provides and updates treatment guides, prints and issues brochures and posters for public awareness, in addition to training and qualifying medical personnel.

Dr. Khamis indicated that many people with hepatitis have only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all, and each form of the virus can cause more severe symptoms, including for hepatitis A, B and C, fever, malaise, loss of appetite, diarrhea, nausea, abdominal discomfort, dark urine and jaundice.

Dr. Khamis explained that in some cases, the virus can cause a chronic infection in the liver that may later develop into cirrhosis or liver cancer, which threatens the lives of some patients.

According to the World Health Organization, hepatitis A is transmitted through ingestion of contaminated food and water or direct contact with an infected person, while hepatitis B is transmitted from mother to child during childbirth and delivery, and through contact with the blood or other body fluids of an infected person, unsafe injections, and sharing sharps while transmitted Hepatitis C by unsafe injection practices, unscreened transfusion of blood and blood products, and sexual practices that result in exposure to blood.

 Rama Rashidi

Source: sena

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