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suspected as the party happy bergonta sex partners, said more men than women suffer from hepatitis.
In Indonesia an estimated 13 million people suffer from hepatitis B and 7 million people suffer from hepatitis C, two types of hepatitis that most sufferers. Among that number, the ratio at most of the gender is male.
"Male dong because like 'around', to be easily infected with hepatitis," said Prof. Dr. Ali Sulaiman PhD SpPD-KGEH FACG, Chairman of the Working Group on Viral Hepatitis Legal after the press conference "Strategic Management of Hepatitis Government, Private, Clinicians, and Academics" at Hotel Atlet Century, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday (8 / 9 / 2011).
As is known, one of the media transmission of hepatitis is bergonta sex pa rtners. The spread of viral hepatitis occur through contact with an infected person's blood. Some ways that allow a person is infected, such as blood transfusions, tattoos, body piercing, injecting drugs (IDUs), syringes, and other personal devices.
"Men are more likely to be infected through the activity of a shave and tattoos , while the dentist and acupuncturist, is almost the same as women who do it too, "he explained.
In addition to the typical behavior patterns, women proved to have a" safety net "that allows him more naturally resistant to viral hepatitis. The secret lies in the hormone estrogen.
"There are also hormonal reasons, so women are more resistant to viral hepatitis than men. Possible yes, but it is endurance, women are genetically stronger, "he said.
Handle soon
/> Of the whole number of hepatitis patients in Indonesia, approximately 50 percent of the potential to become chronic hepati tis disease. And if not treated properly, then 10 percent of whom can become liver fibrosis as a forerunner to liver cancer.
Unfortunately, most patients do not quickly realize the body is infected with hepatitis virus since the disease does not cause symptoms that can be seen physically.
"As my patient, know got hepatitis because it was rejected by the Red Cross blood transfusion or are there after medical check-up in office," said Dr. Superior Budihusodo SpPD-KGEH, Chairman of the Indonesian Heart Research Association (PPHI) on the same occasion.
When it is detected not treated immediately, chronic hepatitis and will remain in the body until it starts to attack the liver (liver cancer or cirrhosis) . Each year, the data in Indonesia said that 5 percent of hepatitis patients at risk of cirrhosis.
"In addition to liver cancer, the patient could die of blood vomiting or coma hepatitik where decreased conscious ness due to toxins from the colon up to the brain. Usually people come to the hospital after like that, "he said.
Road Prevention is cheaper
In addition to sexual relations with people and tools person infected with hepatitis virus, the virus can spread through the birth of a baby from the mother infected with hepatitis virus. However, the hepatitis virus is not transmitted through shaking hands, hugging, kissing, coughing, sneezing, eating utensils and drinking, food and beverages, as well as donating blood.
Meanwhile, a few precautions of viral hepatitis B and C , among them:
1. Avoid contact with the patient's blood, via syringes, transfusion of blood products, drug use, the razor
2. Healthy lifestyle / net
3. Not gonti-pair change
4. Hepatitis B vaccination
5. Avoid tattooing and body piercing
6. Avoid shaving the hair at the barbershop unless you are sure that the tool actually sterile pencukurnya
7. Perform safe sex because there is no vaccine for hepatitis C!
8. If you are a health worker, make sure you do the precautions that standard
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