SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS OF CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS AND THE URGENCY OF THEIR CONTROL
Abstract
One of the new public health issues that requires immediate
attention is viral hepatitis. The disease can advance from an unintentional discovery
to potentially fatal disorders such liver cirrhosis, and its appearance varies at the time
of diagnosis. It is one of the uncommon disorders that can cause the body to become
inflamed for a long time and may not show symptoms right away. It makes a
significant contribution to the worldwide healthcare burden. The burden of viral
hepatitis is comparable to that of HIV and tuberculosis in terms of mortality. Viral
hepatitis causes 1.4 million deaths every year. The WHO set an ambitious goal to
eradicate viral hepatitis by 2030, but there are still many obstacles to overcome, such
as disparities in healthcare access, reaching at-risk populations, and providing access
to screening and effective treatment. The stigma associated with viral hepatitis still
exists and needs to be addressed. The WHO goal of global elimination by 2030 is a
commendable goal, but it is still ambitious, and the coronavirus 2019 pandemic has
definitely halted progress. This review article will focus on hepatitis A to E,
highlighting issues that have been resolved in the field over the past ten years, those
that still need to be resolved, and providing recommendations for future research
and problem solving. Along with other infectious diseases like HIV, malaria, and
tuberculosis, it is one of the biggest global public health concerns. The main
distinction is that, particularly in underdeveloped nations, there are relatively few
preventive approaches for viral hepatitis. It has the potential to become the next
hidden pandemic because to its diverse presenting levels, lack of resources for
diagnosis and treatment, and rapidly growing burden. The authors of the current
review sought to gather the existing worldwide hepatitis prevention methods, disease
surveillance procedures, and key findings from the national hepatitis control
program in order to provide some recommendations