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Hepatitis is one such It is a disease that is not usually talked about much, but if it is not treated on time, it can prove to be more dangerous than AIDS because many people lose their lives due to it. Hepatitis is a medical condition in which the inflammation of the liver increases a lot, which creates the risk of viral infection. According to the data of the World Health Organization (WHO), about 35.4 crore people are affected by it worldwide.
Types of hepatitis and how is it spread?
Hepatitis A – spreads through contaminated water and food
Hepatitis B – spread through infected bodily fluids
hepatitis C – spread through infected bodily fluids
hepatitis D – spreads through contact with infected blood
Hepatitis E – spreads through contaminated water and food
How to recognize the symptoms of hepatitis?
-Yellowing of the skin
– Yellowness in the eyes
-Yellow colour of nails
-Tiredness
-flu-like symptoms
– Dark yellow urine
– Dark yellow stools
-stomach pain
– loss of appetite
-Sudden weight loss
How to prevent hepatitis?
The dangers of hepatitis can be quite dangerous, so it is very important to avoid them, otherwise you or any member of your family may lose their lives. Let's know how to avoid this dangerous disease.
1. Get vaccinated
The best way to avoid hepatitis is to get your child vaccinated against all types of hepatitis in childhood. By doing this, the risk of hepatitis is reduced to a great extent, although vaccines for hepatitis C and E have not yet been invented.
2. Avoid contact with the virus
Hepatitis virus infection spreads when one person's body fluids somehow get into another person. Therefore, you should avoid close physical contact with people who have this disease. This includes sharing razors, sharing needles, using someone else's toothbrush, touching someone else's blood and having unprotected sex. If you do this, stop them immediately.
3. Avoid contaminated water and food
Always drink clean water and eat food from home. Often people become victims of hepatitis by eating outside food and then it takes a long time for them to recover.
