Hepatitis spread like AIDS but it could be overcome by adopting preventive measures and running awareness campaign in the masses.
There it is need to update the people how they could be saved from
this diocese. The Principal Post Graduate Medical Institution Professor
Tariq Salahuddin said wile talking to media over issue of hepatitis on
world hepatitis day.
He said that a walk and seminar would be held today (Thursday) in
General Hospital. Prophesier of Medicine Dr, Ghiasudinn Nabi, MS of the
Hospital Dr. Zaffer Ikram and Prophesier Asrar-ul-Haq was also
president on the occasion.
Dr Salahuddin said that the hepatitis is spreading fatally in the
third world countries because the people of these countries are not
aware about the disease. He said that it is the responsibility of
medical staff that the dispose off the syringes properly after used it.
He said that medical staff should make it sure that the blood is
screened before they transfer it to any patient. Similarly the dentists
should sterilize their instruments properly to save the people from
this disease.
Dr Asrar-ul-Haq said that the hepatitis causes from five different
type of virus. Hepatitis A is the initial stage of this disease and it
enters into the body through diet and water and B. C.D enter in the
body through the used siring and blood transferring. He said that the
hepatitis B, C, and D, is very dangerous and it may cause death.
He said that every 10th person in Pakistan is facing the different
types of hepatitis. He said that all types of hepatitis can be
recovered through proper treatment.
Dr Zaffar Ikram said that the government has started the vaccination
of the children but there is need to vaccination to the children of big
age and adults also. SANA
