Dealing with the burden of hepatitis

Hepatitis is a less known disease but that affects a good number of people. There are five unique hepatitis viruses, identified by the first letters of the alphabet as A, B, C, D and E. While all cause an inflammation of the liver, they vary in important ways.

Tomorrow, July 28, is World Hepatitis Day. It aims at raising global awareness on the disease, which remains devastating even though it can be prevented through public information campaigns.

Virusi vya Hepatitis baada ya kulishambulia ini. Ni ugonjwa unaoambukizwa kwa njia ya virusi ambavyo vikishaingia mwilini hushambulia ini kabla ya kugeuka maradhi sugu. Virusi hivyo vinaitwa HBV (Hepatitis B Virus).
Virusi hivyo husambazwa kwa njia ya damu au majimaji mengine ya mwilini, mfano mate au jasho.
Watu takribani 1,000,000 wanapoteza maisha kila mwaka duniani kote kutokana na ugonjwa wa Homa ya Ini (Hepatitis B)....

Wanasayansi wametengeneza dawa kutumia ndizi zinazoweza kuua virusi vya aina mbalimbali vikiwemo vya HIV, Hepatitis na mafua. Inatumainiwa kuwa dawa hivyo mpya inaweza kuwa na muhimu katika kupambana na virusi vingi hatari. Dawa hiyo iligundulika miaka mitano iliyopita na kuaminika kuwa tiba ya virusi vya HIV lakini ilisababisha madhara ambayo wanasayansi sasa wamekabiliana nayo. Dawa […]

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