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World AIDS Day 2018: 5 Things You Should Know
World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 every year. The day is dedicated to spreading awareness about the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which is spread by infection from a virus called human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The day is marked by the World Health Organisation as a global public health campaign. One can be at a greater risk...
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How Hepatitis B, C Are Silently Killing India
Despite the cost of drugs coming down and dramatic advances in the treatment of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, getting rid of both types of the disease remains a huge challenge primarily due to lack of awareness and unsafe injection practices, experts have rued. Hepatitis B is 50-100 times more infectious than HIV and Hepatitis C is 10 times more inf...
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Unsafe Needle Practices Leading Cause Of Hepatitis C: Doctors
Unsafe injection practices such as reuse, incorrect disposal and poor sterilisation of syringes are increasingly contributing to Hepatitis-C Virus infection in India, doctors have cautioned on the eve of World Hepatitis Day.
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Unsafe injections transmit infections
People in developing countries receive too many injections, often with unsterilised needles and syringes that can transmit illnesses such as hepatitis and HIV.
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World AIDS Day 2018: 5 Things You Should Know
World AIDS Day is observed on December 1 every year. The day is dedicated to spreading awareness about the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) which is spread by infection from a virus called human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The day is marked by the World Health Organisation as a global public health campaign. One can be at a greater risk...
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How Hepatitis B, C Are Silently Killing India
Despite the cost of drugs coming down and dramatic advances in the treatment of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, getting rid of both types of the disease remains a huge challenge primarily due to lack of awareness and unsafe injection practices, experts have rued. Hepatitis B is 50-100 times more infectious than HIV and Hepatitis C is 10 times more inf...
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Unsafe Needle Practices Leading Cause Of Hepatitis C: Doctors
Unsafe injection practices such as reuse, incorrect disposal and poor sterilisation of syringes are increasingly contributing to Hepatitis-C Virus infection in India, doctors have cautioned on the eve of World Hepatitis Day.
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Unsafe injections transmit infections
People in developing countries receive too many injections, often with unsterilised needles and syringes that can transmit illnesses such as hepatitis and HIV.
