Hepatitis B: A Preventable Disease Still Claiming Lives
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Hepatitis B: A preventable disease still claiming lives
Hepatitis B is a viral infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which attacks the liver. The infection may be acute, lasting only a few weeks or months, or chronic, where the virus...
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Innovation News NetworkSeeking a Lasting Cure for Hepatitis B
By Maria Vlastara Hepatitis B is a chronic infection affecting roughly 254 million people worldwide and causing about 1.1 million deaths each year, mainly from cirrhosis and liver cancer. Although a preventive vaccine has been available for more than 40 years, there is still no cure for people already living with the disease. Current antiviral medicines can suppress the virus, but cannot eliminate it. According to the European Centre for Disease…
Approximately 6.6 million people in Vietnam are carriers of the hepatitis B virus, and the disease is linked to over 30,000 deaths each year. Therefore, new advances in treatment offer hope to millions of patients.
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