RASC: The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that nearly one million people are infected with Hepatitis (B) or hepatitis virus in Afghanistan.
On Friday, July 28, on “World Hepatitis Day“, this organization said that in Afghanistan, nearly 680,000 people are infected with the “B” type and nearly 320,000 people are infected with the “C” type of hepatitis virus.
According to the World Health Organization, which was published in a tweet, this viral disease is transmitted from the blood or other body fluids of an infected person to a healthy person.
According to this organization, people who are addicted to narcotics, people who use a needle and unsanitary medical equipment for joint injections, people who live in prisons or other places with closed spaces, and those who have unprotected sex with infected people, are more at risk of contracting hepatitis virus disease.
The World Health Organization added that hepatitis “B” type is transmitted more from infected pregnant women to their children, and if hepatitis “B” enters the chronic stage, there is no way to get rid of it, but it can be treated by referring Regular visits to the doctor, controlled and prevented damage to the liver.
Nevertheless, if left unchecked, the hepatitis B virus can damage the liver and lead to cirrhosis, liver failure, or liver cancer. There are five types of hepatitis, “A”, “B”, “C”, “D”, and “E”, and the types “B” and “C” are known as Hepatitis B. July 28 is named as World Hepatitis Day and is celebrated every year to prevent, treat and raise awareness about hepatitis viral disease. Hepatitis is one of the deadliest diseases in the world and people know less about it.
