Viral hepatitis is a major danger to public health. According to WHO’s 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, viral hepatitis deaths increased from 1.1 million in 2019 to 1.3 million in 2022, rates now similar ...

Considered once to be a lifelong disease, Hepatitis C has now been treated and cured in 1,000 patients at Kaiser Permanente.

According to a recent report, the prevalence of hepatitis is higher ... liver cirrhosis development which is caused by hepatitis B virus infection. For HCV, the advent of direct-acting antiviral ...

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is believed to have infected ... Figure 1: Worldwide prevalence of hepatitis C in millions. HCV patients currently receive a combination of pegylated interferon-alfa ...

An estimated 2 million adults in the US have chronic hepatitis C, with new infections on the rise. Many patients are unaware ...

with a hepatitis B prevalence of 5.8%. The survey also found that 75.2% had been exposed to the hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV ...

Hepatitis E, a potentially serious viral liver disease, is transmitted through contaminated water. The risk is particularly high in populations with limited access to safe water and sanitation.

Both serendipity and good science led, by 1968, to the linkage of this antigen to viral hepatitis, a link that transformed the study of hepatitis, protected the blood supply, led to a hepatitis B ...

Dr Eric Rutto of Reale Hospital administers a Viral Hepatitis B vaccination ... in awareness campaigns to combat Viral Hepatitis B (HBV) prevalence in the country. [PHOTOS BY: KEVIN TUNOI] NAIROBI ...

Blood test: It is done to check for the presence of the hepatitis antibodies and measure the viral content in the blood. Liver function test: A liver function test is also done to ensure the ...