CHECK YOUR RISK LEVEL OF HAVING HEPATITIS

@TheGlobe reporters.

Viral hepatitis is inflammation of the liver caused due to a virus. While you may think that this disease is not so common, statistics say otherwise- viral hepatitis is one of the leading causes of deaths globally, accounting for 1.34 million deaths per year.

Who Is At Risk For Hepatitis

Viral hepatitis is inflammation of the liver caused due to a virus. While you may think that this disease is not so common, statistics say otherwise- viral hepatitis is one of the leading causes of deaths globally, accounting for 1.34 million deaths per year. That number is equivalent to the statistics of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis or malaria. Moreover, there are many different kinds of hepatitis viruses- A, B, C, D and E. Are you at risk for hepatitis? This World Hepatitis Day, check out the symptoms and habits mentioned below. 

You are at risk for hepatitis A if you:
1) You are a man who has sex with men
2) You work in a child care centre/attend child care
3) Are HIV positive
4) Use illegal drugs (injectable and non-injectable)
5) Live with another person who has hepatitis A
6) Have oral-anal contact with a person who has hepatitis A

You are at risk for hepatitis B if you:
1) Share needles during IV use
2) Are an infant born to an infected mother
3) Are a man who has sex with men
4) Are exposed to human blood in your job
5) Live with someone who has chronic HBV

You are at risk for hepatitis C if you:
1) Have HIV
2) Are an infant born to an infected mother
3) Are exposed to human blood in your job
4) Use illegal drugs (injectable and non-injectable)
5) Have received a piercing or tattoo in an unsanitary environment with unsterile equipment
6) Were ever in prison

You are at risk for hepatitis D if you:
1) Have hepatitis b
2) Are a man who has sex with men
3) Receive blood transfusions often
4) Use illegal drugs (injectable and non-injectable.