About 500 million people worldwide are infected with hepatitis B or C virus and most unknown

Yesterday was held the Viral Hepatitis day world under the motto don’t hepatitis problems your life. Get to know her. Her face ”,

-the reasons for their lack of diagnosis are that 40% of infected patients do not belong to any of the groups at risk and that the majority of persons infected acute form does not have any symptoms

-experts recommend that, at the slightest suspicion of having been in contact with infected people, must attend the Health Center for the diagnosis of hepatitis test, both (b) as (c)

– in the case of hepatitis C stresses that it is a disease that can cause long-term major liver problems, from the development of cirrhosis and cancer to the death for them

-the treatment of chronic hepatitis C will change with the adoption of new treatments that, together with the usual standard therapy will increase the possibility of eliminating the viral infection in approximately 70% of patients. In this sense, the rescue of not answering patients new treatment options will be possible to

Madrid, July of 2011- hepatitis is a condition that continues still very prevalent, affecting one in twelve people in the world. In other words, that it there are about 500 million affected by the virus B and C of this disease. In particular, in our country, it is estimated that, approximately, 360,000 people are infected by hepatitis C.

All these data are of great social and medical importance that only some of these patients are treated because the majority are unaware they are infected. The fundamental reasons that lead to this fact, says Dr. John of la Revilla, Deputy of the service of hepatology of the Hospital Universitario iron gate are on the one hand, is an infection that has a few well known transmission routes but where 40% of infected patients does not belong to any of the risk groups for Intuit that they suffer from the disease. On the other hand, the fact that most people who become infected in acute form not present any symptoms also contributes to the difficulty for their diagnosis and the further expansion of the disease ”.

In this sense, the DRA. Immaculate Fernández Vázquez, attached Hospital 12 de Octubre Hepatology service, has an impact on stress, while the number of diagnosed patients is increasing in recent years, yet many cases are undiagnosed. For this reason, it is important that, even taking into account the asymptomatic nature of the virus, at the slightest suspicion of having been in contact with infected people call the Health Center for the diagnosis of hepatitis test, both (b) as (c) ”.

Under this circumstance, acquired ownership all campaigns and measures to be taken to create awareness of the need to diagnose patients and inform them, professionally, of everything that involves hepatitis.

For this reason, the Spanish Association of patients with Hepatitis C (AsoEEHC), takes many years working for the benefit of those affected and their families, as well as to promote the identification of new affected so that they receive advice and treatment as soon as possible. Dates as of today, where we celebrate the world Viral Hepatitis day, have as objective raising the general public about this disease so as to explain the risks of contagion and a late. diagnosis also maintain our role as informative source for all those affected and their families providing them with all the new data and developments concerning his illness ”, explains its President, Pedro Manuel Castelló.

Numerous social activities are being developed at Spain on the occasion of this day, which this year takes place July 28 to pay tribute to the birth of the winner of the Nobel Prize, Prof. Blumberg, discoverer of the hepatitis b virus La AsoEEHC has been commissioned to organize informative tables in different cities of our country as SevillaValencia, Toledo, Albacete, Murcia and Tenerife, among others ”, says Amparo Gonzalez, Coordinator of the AsoEEHC. , Is being held a day of open doors to patients and their families in the lounge of acts of the Ministry of health, Social policy and equality with the participation of prestigious experts and personalities from politics as Rosa Ramírez Fernández, Deputy Director General of health promotion and epidemiology of the Ministry of healthSocial policy and equal ”, adds Amparo Gonzalez.

Don’t hepatitis problems your life. Get to know her. Her face ”, is the motto of this year this is because it should not be forgotten that hepatitis may have serious consequences on the persons concerned. In particular, in the case of hepatitis C, la Revilla Dr. reveals that can cause long-term major liver problems, from the development of cirrhosis and cancer to the death for them ”. But the expert stresses that if you get a diagnosis and initiation of treatment in the upstream of the disease, rather than develop significant liver damage, the chances of cure of the infection, and therefore the clear improvement of the prognosis of the disease in the long term are much higher and with important expectations ”.

In this regard, Dr. la Revilla as DRA. Fernández Vázquez coincide in highlighting the treatment of chronic hepatitis C is going to change with the adoption of new treatments that, together with the usual standard therapy, will increase the possibility of eliminating the viral infection in approximately 70% of patients. In this sense, the rescue of not answering patients new treatment options will be possible.

you can be infected?

There are a number of risk factors that facilitate the spread of the virus of hepatitis C in the blood. When you have been exposed to any of them, it would be advisable to perform a blood test: