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The World Health Organization considers viral hepatitis as one of the major public health challenges of the decade.Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis virus and non-infectious agents like alcohol intake, drugs, and other conditions that lead to various health issues.According to the WHO's Global Hepatitis Report 2024, over 3,500 people die from hepatitis B and C each day, while 6,000 people are newly infected with viral hepatitis every single day.
There are five main strains of the hepatitis virus — hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E — but Ong said they mainly focus on hepatitis B and C because these account for most of the cirrhosis, liver failure, and liver cancer-related deaths around the world and in the Philippines.Prevention and risk factorsHepatitis B has no cure, but it can be treated and controlled with the proper medication, so those who have it can live healthy and fruitful lives.
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