Epidemics outbreaks in the rest of the wold is increasing while the problem no longer exists in the US. Ever since the late a980's, when the understanding for this disease has been, there has been almost a total eradication in the US. Like HIV, problems are much greater in the international worlds due to lack of education and resources. This disease is going to over take AIDS and is ow been called the new AIDS. Yes, its Hepatitis. The group of Hepatitis family exists of more than 5 different members. with Hepatitis C being the rarest but the deadliest. The most abundant is the hepatitis B which is more serious than hepatitis A, with A being the least serious and gone unnoticed. The symptoms of A are just those of a flu and a person who receives it or has an attack usually doesn't even know about and recovers quickly taking no more than 2 weeks.
Hepatitis B however has serious consequences, especially when it becomes chronic. Failures in liver and the degradation of the immune system are just some of the cases that may lead to fatality. Hepatitis C has the capability to complicate many bodily functions, but a person usually dies before they can even get a liver transplant.
Outbreak are mostly in the Pacific islanders, South America and Africa and the natives of the northern Canada, the Inuits. Many causes are linked to this disease but mostly its infection is genetics. It is transmitted by blood and has similar natures in transmission ways than those of the HIV.
Why do we know so little? because its not a problem in the US. Who are mostly infected in the US? Only those that are coming into this country such as immigrants. The epidemics in those regions are at critical now because they don't have the knowledge of Hepatitis B.
There are vaccines for Hepatitis A and B which is usually administered when a baby is still building their immune defenses but there is only medication to keep the disease in check after a person has already contracted it. This simple vaccine can be given to the regions of the out breaks and can easily diminish Hepatitis from the world but why is it still here. Its still here because we don't take initiative to problems that aren't effecting us or until it effects us but sooner or later it will because this disease is 10 times more prevalent and more deadly.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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