World Hepatitis Day is celebrated every year on 28 July, guidelines and programs are organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) to make the world aware of this viral infection. According to the WHO, one person dies from hepatitis every 30 seconds; That is, 2 people die in a minute due to hepatitis. If we talk about statistics, every year 11 lakh people die due to hepatitis B and C infection, while 94,00,000 people get treatment for hepatitis C virus infection.
At the same time, only 42 percent of children worldwide get the hepatitis B vaccine during birth. World Hepatitis Day has a theme every year. Its theme in 2021 is "Hepatitis Can't Wait" which means that Hepatitis can no longer wait. According to statistics, every 30 seconds a person dies due to this serious disease. Anyway, this is an epidemic period, so it is not appropriate to delay in bringing awareness about this viral hepatitis. Hepatitis refers to inflammation of the liver, it is usually caused by viral infections, but there are other possible causes of hepatitis. These include autoimmune hepatitis as well as hepatitis that is caused by drugs, toxins and alcohol. appear as secondary results.
Autoimmune hepatitis is a disease that occurs when your body makes antibodies against your liver tissue. There are five types of hepatitis, including hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, hepatitis D, and hepatitis E. . Inflammation in the liver can lead to a serious disease like liver cancer.
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