ABP Live Doc Talk | Hepatitis Risk During Monsoon: How To Protect Your Liver From Infection

Ma ki g
Wo ld
Hepatitis
Day,
Rege cy
Health
has
called
o
the
public
to
p io itise
live
health
by
adopti g
safe
food
a d
wate
p actices
a d
ecog isi g
the
ea ly
sig s
of
vi al
hepatitis.
With
the
mo soo
i c easi g
the
isk
of
wate bo e
i fectio s
such
as
Hepatitis
A
a d
Hepatitis
E,
the
hospital
st essed
that
g eate
awa e ess,
timely
diag osis,
a d
p eve tive
healthca e
ca
sig ifica tly
educe
the
bu de
of
p eve table
hepatitis
i fectio s
a d
p otect
lo g-te m
live
health,
pa ticula ly
amo g
child e ,
p eg a t
wome ,
olde
adults,
a d
i dividuals
with
weake ed
immu ity.

Mo soo
A d
Hepatitis
Risk

The
mo soo
seaso
c eates
favou able
co ditio s
fo
the
sp ead
of
Hepatitis
A
a d
Hepatitis
E
th ough
co tami ated
food
a d
wate ,
maki g
p eve tio
a d
awa e ess
especially
impo ta t.
Acco di g
to
the
Wo ld
Health
O ga izatio
(WHO),
a
estimated
304
millio
people
wo ldwide
we e
livi g
with
ch o ic
Hepatitis
B
a d
Hepatitis
C
i
2022,
highlighti g
the
o goi g
global
bu de
of
vi al
hepatitis.
I
I dia,
the
Mi ist y
of
Health
a d
Family
Welfa e’s
Natio al
Vi al
Hepatitis
Co t ol
P og amme
(NVHCP)
estimates
that
ea ly
40
millio
people
a e
livi g
with
Hepatitis
B
a d
6-12
millio
with
Hepatitis
C,
u de sco i g
the
eed
fo
g eate
awa e ess,
timely
diag osis,
vacci atio ,
a d
p eve tive
healthca e.

Ma y
people
associate
hepatitis
o ly
with
jau dice,
but
the
i fectio
ofte
begi s
with
o -specific
symptoms
such
as
feve ,
fatigue,
ausea,
vomiti g,
a d
loss
of
appetite,
which
a e
f eque tly
mistake
fo
commo
seaso al
ill esses.
Du i g
the
mo soo ,
co tami ated
food
a d
d i ki g
wate
emai
the
p ima y
sou ces
of
Hepatitis
A
a d
E
i fectio s.
Recog isi g
symptoms
ea ly,
mai tai i g
p ope
food
a d
wate
hygie e,
a d
seeki g
timely
medical
atte tio
ca
help
p eve t
complicatio s,
pa ticula ly
amo g
p eg a t
wome ,
olde
adults,
a d
i dividuals
with
p e-existi g
live
disease.

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The
hospital
advised
people
to
emai
ale t
to
symptoms
such
as
pe siste t
feve ,
fatigue,
ausea,
vomiti g,
abdomi al
discomfo t,
loss
of
appetite,
da k-colou ed
u i e,
pale
stools,
a d
yellowi g
of
the
eyes
o
ski
(jau dice).
I dividuals
expe ie ci g
these
symptoms
should
seek
p ompt
medical
evaluatio
athe
tha
self-medicati g,
as
ea ly
diag osis
a d
timely
t eatme t
ca
sig ifica tly
imp ove
ecove y
a d
educe
the
isk
of
live – elated
complicatio s.

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How
To
P otect
You
Live

As
pa t
of
its
awa e ess
i itiative,
Rege cy
Health
e cou aged
people
to
co sume
o ly
boiled,
filte ed,
o
packaged
d i ki g
wate
a d
avoid
food
f om
u hygie ic
sou ces.
People
should
also
wash
thei
ha ds
tho oughly
with
soap
befo e
eati g
a d
afte
usi g
the
est oom,
wash
f uits
a d
vegetables
p ope ly
befo e
co sumptio ,
a d
mai tai
good
sa itatio
a d
safe
food-ha dli g
p actices.

The
hospital
also
ecomme ded
Hepatitis
A
vacci atio
fo
i dividuals
at
highe
isk,
as
advised
by
a
healthca e
p ofessio al.
While
Hepatitis
A
a d
E
p ima ily
sp ead
th ough
co tami ated
food
a d
wate ,
Hepatitis
B
a d
C
a e
t a smitted
th ough
i fected
blood
a d
bodily
fluids.
Vacci atio
agai st
Hepatitis
B,
safe
medical
p actices,
egula
sc ee i g
fo
high- isk
i dividuals,
a d
timely
t eatme t
emai
impo ta t
i
educi g
the
bu de
of
ch o ic
live
disease.

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