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Hermosillo, Sonora.- As part of the commemoration of World Sonora Day, health authorities held a day of information on the importance of early detection. disease and appropriate medical treatments.
The internist of the Institute of Security and Social Services Workers of the State of Sonora (Isssteson), Victorio García Zamudio, indicated that although there are different types of the disease and is caused by different causes, hepatitis can be defined general terms as inflammation of the liver.
Speaking on the subject, on the occasion of said commemoration, which takes place on July 28 of each year, said that type A is the most common of these diseases and affects the human being generally in childhood, but also It occurs in adults, and can be recognized because it causes a yellowish complexion.
Its symptoms are presented as discomfort, fever, sore throat or abdominal pain, and it is transmitted by feces, when it consumes food or water contaminated by the virus, he said.
"This hepatitis is one of the most benign hepatitis, lasts about 2 to 3 weeks and disappears without a trace," he said.
It is recommended that you thoroughly wash your hands before eating and after using the bathroom, frequently disinfect the bathroom and consume drinking water, so boil it if necessary. "On the contrary, hepatitis B and C are chronic.
That is, once infected, it can become chronic hepatitis and, over time, I am talking about 20 or 30 years of cirrhosis of the liver. "
He also reported that type B may be caused by badual contact, but also by blood transfusions of infected persons or by syringe sharing during intravenous drug use.
"Hepatitis C is also (infected) with blood and very rarely or in some groups is by bad, basically it's blood," said physician Isssteson.
To prevent the spread of hepatitis B, Garcia Zamudio recommended the use of condoms, while to avoid C, he asked to be careful when tattooing or piercing, by visiting the sites authorized by the Ministry of Health.
He clarified that there are drugs, viruses or other situations like dengue that could produce a positive result in hepatitis in clinical studies. therefore emphasized the importance to go and consult with expert doctors to carry out specialized studies.
He explained that hepatitis C is curable and that for type B, there is a vaccine that prevents the disease, which is applied in public hospitals.
According to a Notimex office, currently, hepatitis C is the most worrisome in the five types that exist for this disease, since its contagion is becoming more common.
And it is estimated that about 71 million people in the world are chronically infected with the virus that causes it, said specialist César Rivera Benítez.
While in Mexico, one to three percent of the population suffers from this disease, said university graduate of the Faculty of Medicine at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
He explained that for type C there is still no vaccine, and once acquired develop chronic forms that can lead to liver complications in the medium and long term. "The most worrying complication is fibrosis and cirrhosis of the liver., Associated with hepatic adenocarcinoma," he said .However, he clarified a statement, if hepatitis in the 39, one of his types A, B, C, D or E is diagnosed and treated in time, he can be cured in up to 98 percent of cases.
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