28 July - World Hepatitis Prevention Day

Viral hepatitis is one of the major socio-medical problems of our time.

In viral hepatitis, the human liver is primarily affected.. The disease can occur in various kinetic forms. (from carriage of viruses to liver cirrhosis).

Regardless of the form of the disease, viral hepatitis has similar general symptoms:

– dyspeptic disorders (nausea, vomit, belching, bitterness in the mouth, loss of appetite);

– general malaise (иногда начало вирусного гепатита напоминает flu – наблюдается increased body temperature, headache, body aches);

– pain in the right hypochondrium (long-term, paroxysmal, aching, stupid, radiating to the right shoulder blade or shoulder);

– jaundice - yellowing of the skin and mucous membranes (but there are also anicteric forms of hepatitis);

– darkening of urine, discoloration of feces;

– itchy skin.

Due to the long and latent course of hepatitis, delayed mortality from complications is of great socioeconomic importance. (cirrhosis and oncological lesions of the liver). They carry, primarily, severe health consequences of the sick, accompanied by significant diagnostic costs, treatment and rehabilitation of patients.

The increase in the incidence of viral hepatitis is largely due to the spread of the practice of risky sexual behavior and drug addiction.

The source of infection is a person, sick with an acute or chronic form of the disease. The most dangerous are patients with asymptomatic diseases and chronic carriers of the virus. In the chronic course of the disease, the patient can be a source of infection for life..

They are transmitted by blood contact: to infect certain body fluids - blood, sperm, vaginal secretion, breast milk, saliva, as well as sweat or tears of patients with acute and chronic hepatitis should enter the blood of a healthy person.

Infection can occur:

– when using non-sterile medical (syringes, catheters, needles) and cosmetic tools (when applying tattoos, piercing, manicure and pedicure);

– with direct ingestion of blood into the body through wounds, ulcers, mucous membranes;

– when using shared toothbrushes, razors, washcloths, towels;

– with unprotected sexual intercourse;

– from an infected mother to her baby during pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding.

Профилактика и защита от вирусных гепатитов:

• осторожное отношение к проведению татуировок, piercing, especially in unadapted conditions, where the principle of sterility of objects and equipment is not observed;
• avoiding non-drug use of drugs;
• protected sex (using condoms during sexual intercourse);
• having a healthy sexual partner;
• personal hygiene, using only individual towels, scissors, washcloths, razors, combs and other hygiene items;
• vaccinationagainst hepatitis B virus;
• food processing;
• drinking quality water.

28 июля с 10.00 until 12.00 by phone: 8(0232)50-74-48 there will be a "direct" telephone line with a doctor-epidemiologist State Institution "Gomel Regional Hygiene Center, Epidemiology and Public Health ".