For World Hepatitis Day 2022, WHO focuses on the theme “Bringing hepatitis care closer to you” and calls for simplified service delivery of viral hepatitis services, bringing care closer to communities. Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV). Almost everyone recovers fully from hepatitis A with lifelong immunity. However, a … [Read more...]
Hepatitis B During Pregnancy
Hepatitis B During Pregnancy Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection affects about 350 million individuals worldwide. Management of HBV infection during pregnancy is difficult because of peculiar and somewhat controversial aspects. Most healthy adults are able to fight off hepatitis B infection within a few months, without treatment. However, up to one in 10 adults … [Read more...]
