World Hepatitis Day: How can Peru prevent hepatitis A? | life

Every year on July 28, world hepatitis day. This disease is inflammation of the liver, usually caused by a viral infection.this Virus It is mainly spread when an uninfected person ingests water or food contaminated with the feces of an infected person.Although hepatitis A does not cause chronic liver disease and is rarely fatal, it can cause debilitating symptoms and hepatitis Blight is often fatal.

In Peru, a cross-sectional study was carried out between 2010 and 2013 to describe the prevalence of the disease in the five major cities of the country, Lima, Arequipa, Piura, and Cajamarca; the results showed that in Among 1721 samples of children and adolescents aged 1 to 15 years old, 50.5% had been exposed to hepatitis A virus, and infection was more common in people with lower and higher socioeconomic levels.

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Symptoms of hepatitis include fever, malaise, loss of appetite, diarrhea, nausea, upset stomach, and more. These symptoms can be relatively mild and disappear within a few weeks, but hepatitis A can sometimes cause severe illness that lasts for months.

From May 2023, the Peruvian Ministry of Public Health has included a dose of hepatitis A vaccine in the routine vaccination schedule to protect all infants aged 15 months.

Dr. Jessica Jasir, a pediatrician, said, “With the hepatitis A vaccine included in national immunization programmes, the World Health Organization’s call to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being continues.” Although hepatitis A does not cause chronic liver disease , and is rarely fatal, but it causes debilitating symptoms and fulminant hepatitis, often fatal. 1

An adequate supply of drinking water, proper disposal of wastewater, and thorough hand washing can reduce the transmission of hepatitis A; in addition, the World Health Organization recommends vaccination for all children over the age of one year, as well as for those at risk, such as: health sector workers, chronic Patients with liver disease, military personnel, the elderly, and patients on dialysis.

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