Dr. Brenda Ramírez Vega, assistant coordinator of public health, commented that this commemoration is an opportunity to redouble efforts to fight the disease.
He commented that five hepatitis viruses have been identified and classified with the letters A, B, C, D and E. They both cause liver disease, but they differ in their route of transmission, clinical picture, response to treatment, prognosis, and measures. Prevention, he mentions the following:
• In the case of the hepatitis A virus, which is almost always spread by eating contaminated water or food, in many cases the infection is mild and there is a vaccine to prevent it.
• In the case of hepatitis B viruses, which are transmitted through infected blood, semen and body fluids, can cause cirrhosis and liver cancer; in the same way as type A, there is a vaccine to prevent it.
• In the case of hepatitis C viruses, they are usually transmitted through infected blood, either by a blood transfusion or a contaminated injection while using medications, or a contaminated piercing placed in the same way, which can cause Type B Hepatitis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer; however, in this case, there is no vaccine.
• In the case of hepatitis B virus D, which occurs in patients infected with type B, it is transmitted through blood or other infected bodily fluids, and good prevention is vaccination against B because it protects against .
•Cases of HCV present in the stool of an infected person are almost always transmitted through consumption of contaminated water, are usually mild, and are treatable.
Finally, Ramírez Vega urges the right to annual health checks, which can be carried out in the Prevenims module of the state’s UMF, to enjoy good health at all times.