Lets Defeat Hepatitis c:-
By: Sana Nadeem
Tags: Amalcademy, Amal Fellowship

A wareness about Hepatitis c in different areas of Pakistan.

HEPATITIS:-

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by many different agents like Alcohol, drugs, herbs, viruses, genetic disorders, and obesity. Every year 28 July day is celebrated as world awareness day of hepatitis.

HEPATITIS C:-

If we talk about hepatitis c so it was firstly identified in 1989. Hepatitis c is a liver disorder caused by the hepatitis c virus.it is a highly emerging disease all over the world. Every year so many people are infected by hepatitis and even some of them don't experience any symptoms/know about this disease. so that's why I think it is essential/important to give awareness about this disease.

The ratio of hepatitis in Pakistan:-

World Health Organization (WHO) reported that Pakistan has the world's second-highest prevalence of hepatitis C. A survey which was done in 2007 found that close to 7% of people in the province of Punjab had hepatitis C, while around 5% of people were infected in the whole country.

In most countries, there is some organization that already work on awareness about hepatitis c and how hepatitis c spread out. But in Pakistan, there is a lack of these things and I observed that most of the people are not know how to spread out this disease. I noticed that 4–5 cases in my family and neighborhood. when I met them to know about /discuss their disease / their illness, They replied to me they don't know how to spread out this disease before it was diagnosed in us. so that's why I decided to start an awareness session about this disease in my city/ area where I lived. I also started work on it with my family.

I will work on the following measurements/strategies that help us to prevent Hepatitis c.

what are the risk factors of hepatitis c infection…and how to overcome the risk factors of hepatitis c?????

Risk factors:-

1).using or having injectable drugs

2). Exposure to a needle stick is most common in people of healthcare.

3). Being born to a mother who has hepatitis c.

4).sharing items that could have contact with blood.

Avoid Risk Factors:-

1). Avoid injected drugs that reduce your risk.

2).use sterile injection instruments.

3).Avoid reusing or sharing something like(comb, nail cutter, syringes )

4).Avoid sharing personal care items that might have blood on them e.g(razors, needles, toothbrushes, etc…)

5).Avoid using un-healthy and contaminated food.

6).Avoiding Alcohling

7).Avoiding smoking

sign and symptoms of hepatitis c:-

1).Fatigue

2).Discomfort in the liver area

3).loss of appetite

4).Depression

Many people have no signs and symptoms of hepatitis c so the best way to know this is a blood test.

Diagnostic test for Hepatitis c:-

Blood Testing

Hepatitis c antibody test Hepatitis C PCR test is used to find out the virus in the blood.

Liver function test

These diagnostic tests are essential to check the presence of hepatitis c.

Treatment of hepatitis c:-

if anyone has hepatitis c so this can be treated by the following methods:-Treatment of hepatitis C involved a combination of antiviral medication taken for 8 to 24 weeks. These medications are DAAS(direct-acting antiviral medicines) whose names are given below.

elbasvir/grazoprevir (Zepatier)

glecaprevir and pibrentasvir (Mavyret)

ledipasvir/sofosbuvir(Harvoni)

peginterferon alfa-2a (Pegasys)

Cure of Hepatitis c through diet:-

Eat a fiber-rich diet Choose healthy fats such as (olive and canola oil) Eat vegetables Eat fruits

Eat lean protein choices /items such as (egg whites,non-fat yogurt or milk, nuts, fish, beans, poultry).

I am very excited to do this step for the happiness of my soul and others.

jazakallah………