Viral hepatitis has become one of the leading causes of death and disability across the world, new research today reveals.
The disease kills at least as many people each year, as TB, malaria or HIV/AIDS, experts warned.
Viral hepatitis exists in five forms - A, B, C, D and E.
It is transmitted via bodily fluids, or, in the case of A and E, through food or drink contaminated with faeces.
Scientists at Imperial College London and the University of Washington examined data from 183 countries collected between 1990 and 2013.
Viral hepatitis has become one of the leading causes of death and disability across the world, new research today reveals. The disease kills at least as many people each year, as TB, malaria or HIV/AIDS, experts warned. Pictured, hepatitis B illustrated in the blood stream
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Viral hepatitis has become one of the leading causes of death and disability across the world, new research today reveals. The disease kills at least as many people each year, as TB, malaria or HIV/AIDS, experts warned. Pictured, hepatitis B illustrated in the blood stream
A majority of the deaths - 96 per cent - were due to hepatitis B and C which cause liver damage (cirrhosis), and liver cancer.
Symptoms include fatigue, jaundice and nausea, however in many people the infection is symptom-less - and so an individual may not know they are infected until they develop serious complications.
The researchers, who published their findings in journal The Lancet, found that viral hepatitis deaths increased by 63 per cent over the 23-year period.
The disease kills at least as many people each year, as TB, malaria or HIV/AIDS, experts warned.
Viral hepatitis exists in five forms - A, B, C, D and E.
It is transmitted via bodily fluids, or, in the case of A and E, through food or drink contaminated with faeces.
Scientists at Imperial College London and the University of Washington examined data from 183 countries collected between 1990 and 2013.
Viral hepatitis has become one of the leading causes of death and disability across the world, new research today reveals. The disease kills at least as many people each year, as TB, malaria or HIV/AIDS, experts warned. Pictured, hepatitis B illustrated in the blood stream
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Viral hepatitis has become one of the leading causes of death and disability across the world, new research today reveals. The disease kills at least as many people each year, as TB, malaria or HIV/AIDS, experts warned. Pictured, hepatitis B illustrated in the blood stream
A majority of the deaths - 96 per cent - were due to hepatitis B and C which cause liver damage (cirrhosis), and liver cancer.
Symptoms include fatigue, jaundice and nausea, however in many people the infection is symptom-less - and so an individual may not know they are infected until they develop serious complications.
The researchers, who published their findings in journal The Lancet, found that viral hepatitis deaths increased by 63 per cent over the 23-year period.
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