Hepatitis C Killing more than HIV

Hepatitis C Killing more than HIV | Deaths due to hepatitis C infection continue to rise, even beyond death from HIV. Contributing factor is that most people do not realize they are infected with hepatitis C.

This is look real in the United States. According to data from years 1999 - 2007 are reported by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) USA. Highest mortality occurred in the productive age.

According to CDC officials, approximately 3.2 million Americans infected with hepatitis C, a major cause of liver cancer and cirrhosis (hardening of the liver). An estimated one-third of adults infected are unaware they are infected because the disease progression is slowly.

Hepatitis C is transmitted through the use of unsterile needles, blood transfusion, and sexual relations. In some cases, transmission may also occur from mother to fetus.

"Chronic hepatitis is the leading cause of preventable premature death. However early detection and intervention of this disease can be cheaper and save the life," said Dr.Scott Holmberg, chairman of the CDC's division of viral hepatitis.

The latest study to determine the number of cases of hepatitis in the United States published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Recent data shows deaths from hepatitis C reached 15,000, exceeding the number of HIV deaths 13,000. Death is also most happened in many middle-aged people.

"Approximately 73 percent of deaths from hepatitis C occurs in people aged 45-64 years," said Holmberg. According Dr.Eugene Schiff, director of the Center for Liver Disease, the current treatment of hepatitis became one can not be tolerated," he said.

Hepatitis Still Threaten Southeast Asia

Hepatitis Still Threaten Southeast Asia | World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that in 10 years, more than 5 million people in the countries of Southeast Asia will die due to viral hepatitis. An estimated 100 million people living with chronic hepatitis B infection, while 30 million are chronically infected with hepatitis C.

World Hepatitis Day is marked on 28 July each year. Campaigns carried out so that people are more aware about the causes of hepatitis and hepatitis.

Types of Hepatitis

Hepatitis means swelling of the liver. There are 7 types of hepatitis are marked with the letters A through G. There are 4 types that are often encountered, namely:

1. Hepatitis A,
2. Hepatitis B,
3. Hepatitis C and
4. Hepatitis E.

Over the whole virus can cause acute illness with symptoms that can last several weeks, such as skin color, and yellow eyes, dark urine, feeling very tired, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

Because hepatitis B and C usually do not cause specific symptoms, so many people are not aware of the disease, until the later onset of symptoms of cirrhosis or liver cancer within a few years later. About 65 percent of patients with hepatitis B and 75 percent of people with hepatitis C do not know they are infected.
"Viral Hepatitis take priority resources and efforts. Surveillance is the key to good control. Hepatitis B immunization in children should be able to cover 95 per cent," remarked by WHO Regional Director for Southeast Asia Dr Samlee Plianbangchang. "Examination of hepatitis B and C the blood and blood products should be standard procedure, "he added.

Hepatitis A and hepatitis E is also a serious health problem. In Southeast Asia, every year there are approximately 12 million cases of hepatitis E. This amount is half of hepatitis E in the whole world. The extent of the population infected, especially if the cause of the outbreak, would cause serious health problems.
Both diseases are accelerated its spread through contaminated food and water in an unhealthy environment. In most countries of Southeast Asia, the pace of development trigger the acceleration of urbanization. Dense urban areas is the right environment for the spread of this hepatitis virus.

25 Million Indonesian Infected with Hepatitis

25 Million Indonesian Infected with Hepatitis

At least 25 million people in Indonesia is estimated to have contracted hepatitis B and hepatitis C. However, the danger of transmission of the disease is often not realized due to a very slow course of the disease and no symptoms.

Director of Direct Transmitted Disease Control Ministry of Health Mohammad Subuh confirmed, Indonesia, including countries with high prevalence of hepatitis B, above 8 percent. "The number of infected with hepatitis B is higher than hepatitis C," he said in Jakarta, Friday (20/7), welcomed the World Hepatitis Day.

Many people infected with hepatitis B and C do not realize they have contracted. The Absence of symptoms make people does not consult to doctor.

Subuh added, from 25 million people are believed to have contracted hepatitis B, approximately 12.5 million of whom are prone to chronic liver disease, 10 percent of the risk of hardening of the liver disease progression, and about 1.25 million people at risk of developing liver cancer.

So far, the prevention of hepatitis pursued by the hepatitis B vaccine in newborns since 1997, breaking the chain of transmission from mother to infant, as well as screening of blood donors from hepatitis B and C. No less important is the promotion of healthy behavior, such as hand washing using soap that can prevent transmission of hepatitis A and E or prevent transmission of hepatitis B and C by not sharing razors.

Causes of Hepatitis A | Hepatitis B | Hepatitis C

Causes of Hepatitis A | Hepatitis B | Hepatitis C | Hepatitis is a disease that causes swelling of the liver. The causes can vary. However, the most common is due to the spread of the virus, excessive alcohol consumption, toxins or infected from others who have been hit by this disease.

Causes of Hepatitis A

Hepatitis A Disease, a disease that is often found for the Southeast Asia region, especially in developing countries, because the disease is always something to do with the neighborhood.

Causes of Hepatitis A is primarily hepatis A virus, but it attacks its victims with food and drinks. Patients do not hygienic environment, and cleanliness of food or beverages consumed, is a means for rapid outbreak of hepatitis A. Not only that causes hepatitis A can also be caused by a drug addict, and anal intercourse. Thus means a person who has the soul of homosexual high risk of hepatitis A disease is.

This is the causes of hepatitis A from a hepatitis virus. But this virus will not attack if it has been in the know the steps to overcome. Therefore seek information and find out information about this disease is the need to protect you care of this disease.

Causes of Hepatitis B

One of the dangerous diseases that can infect humans is a hepatitis disease. Of all types of viral hepatitis, the most the most vicious and deadly enough is hepatitis B. You certainly do not want to get the disease, is not it? For that you should be aware of the causes of hepatitis B.

Hepatitis B disease is a type of health problems that specifically attack the liver. Hepatitis B virus enters the body that will infect the liver and then destroy the cells, so the heart could not work perfectly.

Causes of Hepatitis B, As we saw earlier, the causes hepatitis B is a viral infection that eats away at the liver cells. Here is a condition that can cause you to develop chronic hepatitis B.

1. Blood Transfusion
One causes of hepatitis B can be transmitted to many people, is when there is a person with hepatitis B who then donate blood without screening for hepatitis B. If the donor's blood is transfused to another person, of course, the person will participate contracting hepatitis B.

2. Together with Use of Goods
The cause of hepatitis B can be transmitted to others can also go through certain items that are used together, such as syringes. Injecting drug users are typically used in bulk drug addicts. When one of them suffering from hepatitis B, of course, the disease can be transmitted to others who participated needle using the needle.

3. Sexual contact
According to experts, one of the ways of transmission of hepatitis B is through sexual intercourse. One cause of hepatitis B can be transmitted easily to others is when a married couple who will not perform medical tests, so no one knows whether the spouses have contracted hepatitis B virus or not.

Those are some causes of hepatitis B can be spread to others. The point is hepatitis B can spread through the human body fluids, eg blood or saliva. Therefore, the medical officer should be careful before taking a blood donor and blood screening first, whether the blood is clean of hepatitis B or not.

Causes of Hepatitis C

In general, the causes hepatitis C is virus. However nfeksi healthy liver cells to interfere with liver function.

Usually HCV or hepatitis C virus damages the liver slowly and in a long time. Normally, the liver slowly but surely will have hardening or cirrhosis may progress to liver cancer.

Symptoms of hepatitis C
At the beginning of virus infection, no symptoms are apparent and annoying. Only after several years, it seems a common symptom experienced by everyone. Patients will look tired, upset stomach, darker colored urine and skin color and yellowish eyes. This is the reason why Hepatitis also known as jaundice.

Typically, the symptoms will appear after a long infection, and sometimes a bit late. To avoid delays in treatment, then you should immediately perform blood tests on Normally, transmission occurred through the use of shared injection needles, tattooing with unsterilized needles and changing or through blood transfusions. The significance of hepatitis itself is a swelling of the liver.

Hepatitis C virus
There are several types of virus that became a scapegoat cause of hepatitis C, among which are: rubella, mumps, Epstein-Barr, cytomegalovirus and herpes virus.

Prevention of hepatitis C
By knowing the cause of hepatitis C in the above, it is expected that the public can take precautions by way away from the use of shared injection needles. Also make sure to take action using a new needle and sterile tattoo and avoiding alcohol and drinking. Healthy lifestyles and consumption of foods that meet nutritional needs regular exercise also proven to distance themselves from the cause of hepatitis C. Early disease management will facilitate the healing process.

Vaccinations No Need Repeated At Teens

Children who had received hepatitis B vaccine, at the age of 0-5 years, no need to re-vaccinated at the age of 15-21 years. Hepatitis B vaccine capable of protecting the body for 20-25 years. This is true for healthy children and have a normal immune system, and able to form antibodies after vaccination.

Thus the results of research Gunardi Hartono, a pediatrician, for his doctoral dissertation. He examined 213 respondents from a number of high schools and universities in Jakarta. They were aged 15-21 years, and ever received hepatitis B vaccine during childhood.

Hartono defend his dissertation in front of the test team at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Thursday (8/9), and graduated with a GPA of 3.92.

Hartono suggest, infants of mothers who have hepatitis B vaccinated immediately. For children over age 5 year, who have never been vaccinated and are members of families affected by chronic hepatitis B, it must be checked. If he had not been infected with hepatitis B virus, he must be immediately vaccinated. If already infected, immunization is of no use. Their bodies were expected to form antibodies that can resist the virus.

According to Hartono, children aged under one year susceptible to viral hepatitis B. Those who get the virus at an early age at risk of experiencing chronic liver disease which can lead to liver cirrhosis and cancer.

The problem, in children aged under one year, only 10 percent showed symptoms, such as weakness, lethargy, no appetite, eyes and yellow skin, yellow urine and pale feces. Most of the symptoms is unknown so the disease progresses rapidly.

"The sooner attacked by the hepatitis B virus,chronic liver disease the potential becomes even greater, because the immune system has not evolved," he said.

Professor of Pediatrics Faculty of medicine "Agus Firmansyah" Hartono said the promoter, hepatitis B is a serious global health problem. Indonesia including hepatitis B endemic areas with a prevalence of 9.4 percent.