Physician, Ujala Cygnus Hospital
Degree- MBBS, MD (General Medicine)
Medically Reviewed by Dr. Parvesh Malik
World Hepatitis Day 2022: World Hepatitis Day is observed every year on 28 July across the world. The reason for celebrating this is to make people aware of this disease, so that the complaint of hepatitis can be avoided. Hepatitis is a liver disease. The liver is an important part of our body, which helps in the process of digestion as well as cleaning the toxins from the blood. However, in hepatitis, the infection causes inflammation of the liver. Due to this the liver is affected. This is a serious and life-threatening disease, whose treatment is also very expensive for common patients. In such a situation, knowing the causes of hepatitis, you can take preventive measures. At the same time, know about the symptoms of hepatitis so that you can adopt the right treatment in time. Let us know what is hepatitis, its types and symptoms.
Hepatitis is a liver disease caused by infection. In this disease, there is inflammation in the liver. Hepatitis is becoming an epidemic, due to which the death toll is increasing every year. All forms of hepatitis should be taken seriously. The risk of hepatitis can be prevented by creating awareness about this disease and giving the baby the vaccine after birth.
There are five types of hepatitis virus. in this Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E is included. All five types of hepatitis are dangerous. According to a report by the World Health Organization, about 1.4 million people are affected by hepatitis A every year.
Hepatitis is also recognized on the basis of severity. acute hepatitis Sudden swelling of the liver occurs, the symptoms of which last for 6 months. With treatment, the disease gradually starts curing. Acute hepatitis is usually caused by HAV infection. another chronic hepatitis In which HIV infection badly affects the immune system of the patient. More people are dying due to liver cancer and liver disease.