The activity will take place on Friday, August 4 in Plaza San Martín. Early diagnosis of hepatitis is essential to prevent the disease
under the world hepatitis daywhich was commemorated last Friday, the Municipality recalled that in all its health centers and hospitals vaccine is available against this disease. In addition, the consultation can be made in the presence of symptoms.
Meanwhile, next Friday, August 4, at the San Martin Plazafrom 10 to 16, there will be a day of tests for the detection of hepatitis B, C, HIV and syphilisand the hepatitis B vaccine and the rest of the obligatory calendar. It is important to emphasize that early diagnosis and vaccinations are essential to prevent the disease.
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, in most cases caused by a virus. The most common are the hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C viruses. Viral hepatitis often goes unnoticed and over the years can slowly progress to severe liver disease.
“Vaccination is the preventive measure against hepatitis A and B, the doses are available in all health and hospital vaccination centers. Early consultation is essential to detect the disease in the face of some symptoms. These consultations can also be carried out in all municipal effectors”, highlighted silvina garcia, Deputy Director of Health Centers.
Each July 28 marks World Hepatitis Day in honor of the birth of the Nobel Prize in Medicine Baruch Samuel Blumbergwho discovered the hepatitis B virus and developed the first vaccine against this disease.
unnoticed
Most of the time, hepatitis does not produce symptoms and the disease goes undetected, so it can only be diagnosed through blood tests..
However, an infected person can manifest symptoms such as tiredness, fever, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine, light stools, yellowing of the skin and mucous membranes, among others.
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It is mainly transmitted by direct contact with bodily fluids such as blood, semen, vaginal secretions and to a lesser extent saliva, infected with the hepatitis B virus. Pregnant people with hepatitis B can transmit the virus during pregnancy.
Since 2005, Argentina has incorporated vaccination against hepatitis A at 12 months of age into the mandatory schedule.which produced a great impact on the disease with the disappearance of the annual epidemic outbreaks and serious complications such as fulminant hepatitis and liver transplantation.
2023-07-30 06:20:00
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