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Hepatitis E: All you need to know

October 3, 2012
Key facts Every year there are 20 million hepatitis E infections, over three million acute cases of hepatitis E, and 70 000 hepatitis E-related deaths. Hepatitis E is usually self-limiting but may develop into fulminant …

Pregnant women more vulnerable to Hepatitis E-induced liver failure

November 19, 2012
July 28 is World Hepatitis Day. In one of the widest single-centre studies conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, it was found that water-borne Hepatitis E was the basic cause of acute liver …

World Hepatitis Day 2012: You may be more more vulnerable than you think

October 3, 2012
July 28 is World Hepatitis Day. Casual one-night stands and multiple partners could be the starting points of serious health concerns. Not just for HIV, which most people are now aware of, but more for hepatitis. Expressing …