{"id":12803,"date":"2022-07-12T09:05:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T13:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afcomunicacion.com\/uncategorized\/a-hepatitis-c-test-can-prevent-serious-long-term-illness\/"},"modified":"2022-07-12T09:05:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T13:05:12","slug":"a-hepatitis-c-test-can-prevent-serious-long-term-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afcomunicacion.com\/en\/press-room\/a-hepatitis-c-test-can-prevent-serious-long-term-illness\/","title":{"rendered":"A hepatitis C test can prevent serious long-term illness"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><em>According to the Dominican Society of Gastroenterology, around 100,000 people in the Dominican Republic are estimated to have hepatitis C, and 90% of them don&#8217;t know it.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>July 2022, Santo Domingo<\/strong>. &#8211; Early testing and treatment for hepatitis C could help the 71 million people worldwide living with the disease and prevent long-term health problems such as liver disease and cancer, explains Dr. Omar Massoud, head of Hepatology at <span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>Cleveland Clinic<\/strong>,<\/span> to mark <strong><span style=\"color: #008080\">World Hepatitis Day on 28 July.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8220;Everyone should be tested for <strong>Hepatitis C<\/strong>, the most common but also the deadliest form of hepatitis. The challenge is that most people don&#8217;t realise they have <strong>hepatitis C<\/strong>, as the disease often has no symptoms. If patients with <strong>hepatitis C<\/strong> aren&#8217;t tested, they can&#8217;t be treated, and if they don&#8217;t seek treatment, they may be at risk of serious liver disease, liver cancer, needing a liver transplant or even death. By the time they have symptoms and seek treatment for cirrhosis, it may be too late.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Hepatitis C<\/strong> is often caused by unsafe injection practices or poor healthcare.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Although antiviral medicines can cure around 95 per cent of <strong>hepatitis C<\/strong> infections, many people who contract the disease live in low- and middle-income countries that may face challenges in diagnosis and treatment.<strong> The World Health Organization (WHO)<\/strong> aims to r<strong>educe new hepatitis infections by 90 per cent and deaths by 65 per cent by 2030.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8220;Bringing hepatitis care closer to you&#8221; is the theme the <strong>WHO<\/strong> has chosen for <span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>World Hepatitis Day 2022.<\/strong><\/span> According to its latest estimates, every year across the Region of the Americas there are 67,000 new <strong>hepatitis C<\/strong> virus infections and 84,000 deaths. Only 22% of people with chronic <strong>hepatitis C<\/strong> are diagnosed, and only 18% of them receive treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The approach to <strong>hepatitis C<\/strong> has improved enormously over the last five years, stressed Dr. Massoud. &#8220;The good news is that more than ninety per cent of <strong>hepatitis C<\/strong> cases are cured in two or three months,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Patients with hepatitis no longer need injections; they only need to take simple, easy and safe capsules with few or no side effects.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Currently, vaccines exist only for <strong>Hepatitis A<\/strong> and <strong>Hepatitis B<\/strong>, which can be treated with medication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Dr. Massoud also highlighted the challenges for pregnant mothers with hepatitis, especially <strong>hepatitis B and C.<\/strong> Mothers with <strong>hepatitis B<\/strong> almost always pass it on to their children. Pregnant mothers with <strong>hepatitis B<\/strong> should be assessed and treated to reduce the chance of transmission, and their infants should also be vaccinated. For mothers with<strong> hepatitis C<\/strong>, there is a very low probability, around 5 per cent, of passing the virus on to their children, who would then need treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6373\" src=\"https:\/\/afcomunicacion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cleveland_Clinic_logo_color-300x47.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"47\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afcomunicacion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cleveland_Clinic_logo_color-300x47.png 300w, https:\/\/afcomunicacion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cleveland_Clinic_logo_color-1024x160.png 1024w, https:\/\/afcomunicacion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cleveland_Clinic_logo_color-768x120.png 768w, https:\/\/afcomunicacion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cleveland_Clinic_logo_color-1536x240.png 1536w, https:\/\/afcomunicacion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Cleveland_Clinic_logo_color-2048x319.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>About Cleveland Clinic<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333\"><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008080\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/\">Cleveland Clinic<\/a> <\/strong><\/span>is a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical centre that integrates clinical and hospital care with research and education. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, it was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based on the principles of cooperation, compassion and innovation. <span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>Cleveland Clinic<\/strong> <\/span>has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008080\">Cleveland Clinic has pioneered many medical breakthroughs, including coronary artery bypass surgery and the first face transplant in the United States. U.S. News &amp; World Report consistently names Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation&#8217;s best hospitals in its annual &#8220;America&#8217;s Best Hospitals&#8221; survey. Among Cleveland Clinic&#8217;s 72,500 employees worldwide are more than 5,050 salaried physicians and researchers, and 17,800 registered nurses and advanced practice providers, representing 140 medical specialties and subspecialties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Visit us at<span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008080\" href=\"https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/\"> clevelandclinic.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span> Follow us at <span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong><a style=\"color: #008080\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ClevelandClinic.\">twitter.com\/ClevelandClinic.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999\"><em>Find out more about <a style=\"color: #999999\" href=\"https:\/\/afcomunicacion.com\/nosotros\/\">AF comunicacion estrategica <\/a>and <a style=\"color: #999999\" href=\"https:\/\/afcomunicacion.com\/nuestros-clientes\/\">its clients<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Dominican Society of Gastroenterology, around 100,000 people in the Dominican Republic are estimated to have hepatitis C, and 90% of them don&#8217;t know it. 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