Hepatitis

Hepatitis A | Hepatitis B | Hepatitis C

Hepatitis can cause permanent liver damage and can even kill.  Some forms of Hepatits stay with you for life and can affect vital liver functions such as:

  • the filtration of harmful substances from the blood
  • the storage of vitamins
  • the production of bile which is needed for digestion
  • the maintenance of glucose levels in the blood
  • the production of 80% of the body's cholesterol
  • the production of hormones
  • the production of urea the main substance of urine

There are safe and efective vaccines that can protects us from some forms of Hepatits (Hep A & B).

 
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