Hepatitis key facts：

①An asymptomatic liver disease;

②It is contagious,most commonly transmitted from mother-to-child during birth, blood-to-blood such as needle sharing,and sexual contact;

③Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C are  the most common types;

④Early symptoms may include:loss of appetite,poor digestion,bloating after meals, and aversion to eating greasy food;

⑤Easily confused with other disease symptoms;

⑥Because the liver has no pain  nerves,it is usually only discovered  through  blood tests;

⑦Obvious discomfort may be an indicator of more severe symptoms;

⑧May progress to  liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, endangering health and life;

⑨Liver cancer now ranks second in cancerdeaths in China.

5 actions to protect yourself against hepatitis:

• Use sterile injections always
• Use your own razors and blades
• Practise safe sex
• Use safe tattooing and piercing equipment
• Vaccinate infants against Hepatitis B
  
  I can’t wait

   
  ‘I can’t wait’ is the new campaign theme to launch World Hepatitis Day 2022. It will highlight the need to accelerate the fight against viral hepatitis and the importance of testing and treatment for the real people who need it. The campaign will amplify the voices of people affected by viral hepatitis calling for immediate action and the end of stigma and discrimination.