Hepatitis is closer than you think, you cannot ignore it.

-FNETH clarified that the absence of symptoms does not mean not be affected

-the Federation pasted posters by hospitals, health centres and pharmacies across the country and distributed informative leaflets

Madrid, August 2012.- the past July 28 was held the world Hepatitis day, date chosen by the World Health Organization for the dissemination of information about the disease, its modes of transmission, how to detect it early and to publicize the possibility of vaccination and treatments.

National Federation of patients and liver transplant (FNETH), a member entity of COCEMFE, campaigned with the slogan information is closer than you think ”, following the directives of the World Hepatitis Aliance.

17 Associations regional and regional FNETH distributed throughout the national territory, 2,000 informational posters on hepatitis in hospitals, health centres and pharmacies were pasted and distributed leaflets with information on the disease.

According to the FNETH if you have to make an analytic, why not discard a hepatitis? It is just as important as cholesterol or glucose and you’re on your right to ask the doctor. In addition, an early diagnosis can save you life ”.

There are many infected, but at the same time they have high hopes of healing. Currently there are treatments for hepatitis C that heal to 80% of the treaties and the pharmaceutical research encourages thinking that you will be achieved to cure most of the patients treated.

In addition, the FNETH want to inform and clarify three issues:

– Although you don’t have any symptoms does not mean you’re not affected

– if they have detected you the hepatitis must derive you immediately to a specialist

– If these diagnosed, have treatments to cure you, which are already approved by the Ministry of health, social services and equality.