kudosamass:


Of course it is already in the neighborhood of pandemic disease! The report says 13.3%! In a serious society, the Government would have declared war on it.

wethebest:
Wr can we get d vaccine?

meelorlah:
I had to go through the whole story again to be sure I didn't miss the part they mentioned what causes it. Just long without details

Mcreloaded:

If you say so.
Why not share

CTGVenturesFCT:
The vaccine is the best and its very affordable.

drakura:
2016 the year i nearly lost my life to this disease

Those asking for the cause, why not google it and save yourself the stress, for my own i think it was caused by Alcohol

kudosamass:
Very dangerous disease! I nearly lost my life to it, but was lucky to survive it. Others were unlucky & lost their lives to the deadly virus. See the story here: https://www.nairaland.com/3838531/encounter-victory-over-deadly-hepatitis

hisexcellency34:
No Nairalander will suffer any debilitating illness this year IJN

drakura:
2016 the year i nearly lost my life to this disease

Those asking for the cause, why not google it and save yourself the stress, for my own i think it was caused by Alcohol

bettercreature:
Its not as bad as people are painting it.once you have it just leave it and go for test every 6 months. it should clear on its own

bettercreature:
The type from alcohol consumption always kills so I think you are a very lucky man
Still having sympathy for your liver though

kudosamass:
Very dangerous disease! I nearly lost my life to it, but was lucky to survive it. Others were unlucky & lost their lives to the deadly virus. See the story here: https://www.nairaland.com/3838531/encounter-victory-over-deadly-hepatitis

CTGVenturesFCT:
The vaccine is the best and its very affordable.

drakura:



Yea,my liver was first treated by the doctor before he started treating the Hepatiatis , according to him the anti biotics will finish my liver if it was not tackled first and put under Control.
Then my Urine use to look like a Coca-cola drink, we thought it was Malaria Typhoid until the day i lost consciousness in the night without my people knowing until morning i was still breathing and that was when they rushed me to Hospital.. Like You said i was just lucky.Know a lot of people this thing have killed

drakura:
Doctor told me that it becomes chronic in about 5% of the affected population, it only goes away on its own in about 95% of the affected population. In the remaining 5%, if left untreated, it either becomes cancer or cirrhosis. Mind you, treatment doesn't mean cure but control

MamaEmma:
Nigerians have been advised to as a matter of urgency, go for tests to determine their Hepatitis B status as this liver damaging virus is ruthlessly ravaging the Country. Experts have warned that over 20 million Nigerians are currently living with the deadly virus; saying that early detection is the key to solving the problem. This is coming as stakeholders have called on the Federal Government to declare Hepatitis B a health emergency as it did with HIV/AIDS and Ebola.

According to a Consultant Gastroenterologist with the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Dr. Olufunmilayo Lesi, ''Hepatitis B is very common in Nigeria. The national prevalence is between 10 and 15 percent. That means that about 20 million Nigerians are living with Hepatitis B.This is also very high when you compare it to other countries and the worst part is less than five percent know that they have the disease.'' Continuing, she added, ''I run the Hepatitis Clinic in LUTH and I see many young men and women with liver cancer, which is the product of untreated Hepatitis B infection.''

In a detailed Study published by the Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, the results stated that, ''the pooled prevalence estimate for Nigeria was 13.6%.... Assuming Nigeria has an estimated population of 160 million people, the overall HBV burden based on our estimates would be 21.760 million sero-positive persons.''

Another research findings reported by Pan African Medical Journal concluded thus: ''Hepatitis B Virus infection is of high endemicity in Nigeria thus early detection, treatment of infected pregnant women, immunoprophylaxis for exposed newborns and surveillance for those with chronic infection is essential. Health education programs on prevention and control measures must be instituted.''

In a Review published by Researchgate and titled, Hepatitis B Infection in Nigeria, the Conclusion stated as follows: ''The high prevalence of 13.3% questions the effectiveness of the Nigerian HBV Vaccination Program. Therefore, there is a need for health promotion awareness campaign to educate the general public on the danger, mode of transmission and the risk factors associated with HBV infection especially among youth population.''

In the same vein, former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, observed that, ''Hepatitis in Nigeria is a health emergency. Its national prevalence is three times more than that of HIV/AIDS and diabetes. We should fight it as we fought guinea worm, Ebola and as we are fighting polio infections.''

Hepatitis B Virus infection is a deadly disease that can damage your liver. It can cause scaring of the liver, liver cancer, liver failure and early death! Go for test today to know your status. If positive, find a way to immediately get rid of it from your system.

stineb1:
Those who reside in Lekki/Ajah axis can come to our outfit and screen for Hepatitis B at a discounted price Just quote NLAND for the discount to apply. You can reach us on 08037127564 or visit our site; http://fivestardiagnostic.wixsite.com/home.

drakura:



Yea,my liver was first treated by the doctor before he started treating the Hepatiatis , according to him the anti biotics will finish my liver if it was not tackled first and put under Control.
Then my Urine use to look like a Coca-cola drink, we thought it was Malaria Typhoid until the day i lost consciousness in the night without my people knowing until morning i was still breathing and that was when they rushed me to Hospital.. Like You said i was just lucky.Know a lot of people this thing have killed

Mcreloaded:
And yet the whole story did not bother to say what causes it

luminouz:

Ur urine looked like coca cola
Like very dark??

drakura:


Yea, each time i go to urinate everywhere will be messed up , I didn't bother until my room mate then in School started complaining that its becoming embarrassing.

TimiRume:
I want to understand how they know 20 million people are living with it if they have not reported themselves for test. Its confusing

bonnyhope:


young people go to medical centers for pre marital medical tests, these hospitals/medical outfits make use of their emperical data/records