With a day of prevention, Tigre commemorated the "Day of Hepatitis"

With the slogan "Have you ever been vaccinated against hepatitis B?", The Tigre municipality commemorated World Day of Illness with a day of prevention that provided advice on badual health, the forms of transmission and early detection, as well as free vaccination in the river station of central Tigre.

Secretary of Health Policy and Human Development, Gonzalo Meschengieser, accompanied the neighbors and said: "Hepatitis is often underestimated In this case we were vaccinating against type B, which is transmitted badually or by contact with the blood, and the only way to avoid it is to give you the vaccine and to use condoms and gloves for those cases where you work with "

He adds: "There are vaccines against hepatitis A and B, but not yet for C, although it is a disease that can be treated, its treatment is very expensive. or, better prevent, be aware of the disease and approach the district health centers to get vaccinated. "

A group of teachers participated in the event that accompanied the advanced students of the 2nd and 3rd year of the race and graduates of the School of Nursing the Tiger, who work in the health facilities of the municipality.

"It is important for neighbors to know that they can approach district health centers or maternity clinics for advice and apply the vaccine for free," said Norma Leiva, director of The School of Nursing at the University of Tigris.

Hepatitis is a group of viruses that cause inflammation of the liver and acute or chronic infections. The most common are the viruses of hepatitis A, B and C. These first two vaccines are included free of charge in the national immunization schedule. There is also a treatment available for hepatitis B and C. The early detection is done by a blood test that allows to treat and control them in time

"I approached because it seems to me importantly, two years ago my mother was suffering from hepatitis. and that's gone very badly, so I think it's good that they do this kind of campaign to educate people, "said Victoria, a resident of the district.

In the country, it is estimated that about 2% (about 800 thousand) people) of the population may have been in contact with the hepatitis B or C virus, are already transmitted by contact with the blood, the bodily secretions (saliva, sweat, tears) from one infected person to another, to have bad without a condom (through sperm and badl / bad secretions), and from the mother to the 39, child during delivery Hepatitis A can also be transmitted by being in contact with water, food or objects contaminated with faeces.

Vaccines against Hepatitis A and B are available free every day at all Tiger health centers. To obtain more information, please contact the HIV, STI and Viral Hepatitis Program of the Secretariat for Health Policy and Human Development via the toll-free number 0800-122-TIGRE (84473) or 5282.7555 or by email: [email protected]

They were also present during the day: Councilor Rodrigo Molinos; the Director General of Preventive Medicine, María José Viani; the person responsible for the prevention of communicable diseases, Sebastián Vázquez Montoto; nurses and students of the Tigre Municipal University School; among others.