Doctors have found that viral hepatitis is much more dangerous than previously thought.
The researchers believe their findings should help to develop new measures to combat this disease. With the researchers ‘ conclusions can be found in the EurekAlert! Experts analyzed the amount of data that was collected in the period from 1990 to 2013. There were 183 countries.
As it turned out, during this time, the number of deaths from viral hepatitis increased by 63%. Most of all from this disease suffers the populations in the East Asian region. The greatest danger is posed by viruses of hepatitis b and C, which account for 96% of all deaths. Note that now in all the Land of 170 million people suffering from hepatitis C and 350 million of hepatitis B.
Every year the disease kills approximately 1.45 million person all over the Earth. For comparison, in 2013, AIDS has caused the death of 1.3 million people, TB is 1.4 million, and malaria – 855 thousand it is Important to note that since 1990 the number of deaths from malaria and tuberculosis has decreased. In the case of hepatitis, as already mentioned, the picture is reverse.
Viral hepatitis is inflammation of the liver tissue, which is caused by a virus. In the acute form of hepatitis, among other things, deteriorating General condition of the patient, develop signs of General intoxication of the body and impair liver function.
The acute form often ends with the recovery of the sick, but in some cases, overflow of the disease in a chronic form. In this case, the condition for a long time, has no pronounced symptoms.
Meanwhile, an increase in liver size, pain in the right hypochondrium, intolerance of fatty foods etc. if the patient does not receive treatment, possible cirrhosis and liver cancer. Ultimately, all of this can result in death of the sick.
We will remind, not so long ago researchers from the US have created a computer model that showed that by 2036, hepatitis C will disappear almost completely. This will be achieved through new medicines and modern methods of screening.
