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It's World #Hepatitis Day.
A #HepatitisFreeFuture is within reach 💪🏽

-Prevent infection among newborns
-Stop mother to child transmission
-Leave no one behind
-Expand access to testing & treatment
-Maintain essential hepatitis services during #COVID19

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#Hepatitis

Hepatitis 🅰️ is a liver disease that can cause mild to severe illness. It is transmitted through ➡️ ingestion of contaminated food and water or through direct contact with an infectious person.

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WHO estimates that hepatitis A caused approximately 7,134 deaths 🌍🌎🌏 in 2016. The risks include:

🚨unsafe water or food
🚨inadequate sanitation
🚨poor personal hygiene
🚨oral-anal sex

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Symptoms of hepatitis🅰️range from mild to severe, and can include:

🔴fever,
🔴malaise,
🔴loss of appetite,
🔴diarrhea,
🔴nausea,
🔴abdominal discomfort,
🔴dark-coloured urine and
🔴jaundice

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There is 🙅‍♂️ specific treatment for hepatitis🅰️ & recovery from symptoms may be slow & may take several weeks or months.

For a #HepatitisFreeFuture, a safe & effective vaccine 💉 is available to prevent hepatitis A.

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1⃣ Improved sanitation, 2⃣ food safety and 3⃣ immunization are the most effective ways to combat hepatitis 🅰️ and achieve a #HepatitisFreeFuture!

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Hepatitis 🅱️ is a potentially life-threatening liver infection that can cause both acute and chronic disease. The virus can put people at high risk of death ☠️ from liver damage & liver cancer.

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#Hepatitis B is most commonly transmitted from 🤰 to 👶 during birth & delivery. It is also spread by

🔴needlestick injury,
🔴tattooing,
🔴piercing and
🔴exposure to infected blood & body fluids

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WHO estimates that 2⃣5⃣7⃣ million people living with chronic hepatitis B infection in 2015. In the same year, the virus resulted in an estimated
8⃣8⃣7⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ deaths, mostly from liver cancer.

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Most people do not experience any symptoms when newly infected by #Hepatitis 🅱️. However, some people have acute illness with symptoms that last several weeks, including:

🔴jaundice,
🔴dark urine,
🔴extreme fatigue,
🔴nausea, vomiting and
🔴abdominal pain

There is no specific treatment for acute hepatitis, whereas, chronic hepatitis B infection can be treated with medicines.

For a #HepatitisFreeFuture, Hepatitis 🅱️ can be prevented by vaccines 💉 that are safe, available and effective.

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Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the #hepatitis C virus: the virus can cause both acute & chronic hepatitis, ranging in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness.
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#Hepatitis C virus is bloodborne : the most common modes of infection are through exposure to small quantities of blood, e.g.:
🟢 Through injection drug use
🟢 Unsafe injection practices & health care
🟢 Transfusion of unscreened blood & blood products
🟢 Risky sexual practices

Antiviral medicines can cure more than 95% of persons with #hepatitis C infection, thereby reducing the risk of death from liver damage and liver cancer.

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There is currently no effective vaccine against #hepatitis C; however, research in this area is ongoing.

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#Hepatitis C is NOT spread through:
🟢 Breast milk
🟢 Food, water
🟢 Casual contact such as hugging, kissing
🟢 Sharing food or drinks with an infected person

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The incubation period for #hepatitis C ranges from 2 weeks to 6 months.
Following initial infection, approximately 80% of people do not exhibit any symptoms.

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Those who are acutely symptomatic with #hepatitis C may exhibit:
🟢 fever
🟢 fatigue
🟢 decreased appetite
🟢 nausea
🟢 vomiting
🟢 abdominal pain
🟢 dark urine
🟢 grey-coloured faeces
🟢 joint pain
🟢 jaundice (yellowing of skin & the whites of the eyes)
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#Hepatitis D is a virus that requires hepatitis B virus for its replication, and occurs only simultaneously or as super-infection with Hepatitis B. Hepatitis D virus affects nearly 5% of people who have a chronic infection with hepatitis B virus.

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#Hepatitis D virus is mostly transmitted:
👩‍👦from mother to child during birth & delivery
🩸through contact with blood or other body fluids, incl.:
-sex with an infected partner
-injection-drug use that involves sharing needles 💉 & equipment

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#Hepatitis D infection can be prevented by hepatitis B immunization.

🌐 the number of hepatitis D infection has ⬇️ since 1980s. This trend is mainly due to successful global vaccination programmes.

#VaccinesWork to achieve a #HepatitisFreeFuture

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#Hepatitis E is a liver disease caused by infection with a virus which is transmitted via the 💩 fecal-oral 👄 route, principally via contaminated water 🚱.

Improving sanitation & providing clean drinking water are 🔑 to achieve a #HepatitisFreeFuture

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#Hepatitis E is found 🌐, but the disease is most common in East and South Asia.

Let's make a #HepatitisFreeFuture a reality everywhere!

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Yearly there are an estimated 20 million #Hepatitis E virus infections 🌐 leading to approx. 3.3 million symptomatic cases.

With adequate prevention measures incl. good sanitation 🧼 & safe drinking water 🚰 a #HepatitisFreeFuture is possible.

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Prevention is 🔑 to achieve a #HepatitisFreeFuture.
To ↘️ risk of #Hepatitis E transmission:
✅maintain good standards for public🚰
✅establish proper disposal systems for human💩
✅practice good hygiene
❌don't consume water & ice of unknown purity

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