World Hepatitis Day
Every year, World Hepatitis Day, July 28 raises global awareness of hepatitis. Prevention, diagnosis, and treatment are all encouraged by the day's efforts.
More than 350 million people are worldwide infected with Hepatitis. Although it is just one name, it is a group of infectious diseases. Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E are all typical, short-term infections, although hepatitis B, C, D, and E are all possible, while hepatitis B, C, and D are the most common, long-term infections. Hepatitis E is generally acute, but it can be particularly dangerous in pregnant women.
Many people do not have symptoms in the early stages of hepatitis, depending on the type of hepatitis. As a result, an estimated 3 million people in the world are infected with the disease, but don't know it. Routine testing lowers these figures. Routine testing lowers these figures. Routine testing lowers these figures. However, those who need the screenings the most may not know how to access them.
cirrhosis and liver cancer are two other risk factors associated with hepatitis. In addition,, the disease accounts for 399,000 deaths worldwide each year.
On July 28, health care organizations in 100 countries will provide free screenings. Other public vaccination drives or public awareness campaigns may also be running. The World Health Organisation and the World Hepatitis Alliance produce a report describing all the activities around the world at the end of the year.
#worldhepatitisday is the world's biggest disease outbreak. You can also track #worldhepatitisday on Twitter
From the Center for Disease Control, learn the difference between the five types of hepatitis.
Watch a video on hepatitis made by the United States. Health and Human Services, Department of Health and Human Services, is a division of the Department of Health and Human Services.
To join the discussion, post #WorldHepatitisDay on social media.
Get tested.
The first world hepatitis day in history
- First International Hepatitis C Awareness Day is set as October 1 in 2004
- The first World Hepatitis Day celebrations were scheduled on May 19th, 2008 – First World Hepatitis Day set as May 19th
- In Cuttack, Odisha, the idea of World Hepatitis Day first emerged in 2010. On the birthday of Nobel Laureate Baruch Samuel Blumberg, discoverer of the hepatitis B virus, who died on July 28, a date was suggested. hepatitis B virus discovery was delayed until July 28
