July 28 is reserved to promote awareness of this insidious and deadly virus.

India has a high number of chronic Hepatitis B and C cases, while Hepatitis A can lead to acute liver failure, it is usually a short-term i...

Adenovirus can cause serious illnesses in people with a weak immune system. People with cardiac problems or respiratory diseases could also...

The infection mainly affected children aged under 10 and symptoms included jaundice, diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

In India, reuse of disposable syringes is often cited as a key reason for spread of viruses and infections like HIV and hepatitis.

In some cases, the chronic infections leave behind long-term health implications.

Hepatitis is a condition of inflammation of the liver, and is mostly caused by viral infections.

Hepatitis signs can be asymptomatic, and damage the liver over time leading to cirrhosis.

People with hepatitis B are 76 per cent more likely to develop Parkinson's disease.

He feels there should be a fixed budget for the prevention and eradication of the disease.

Concerns are not limited to India. The assessment shows the infection, as well as is its consequent mortality, increasing rapidly worldwide.

During the conference, two new drugs were launched for treatment of Hepatitis C disease at affordable price.

"The need of setting up a registry was felt as over 75 per cent of the people in India do not even know that a disease like hepatitis exist...

The web-campaign will facilitate participation of all stakeholders in state, district and health agencies from their respective work places.

On World Hepatitis Day on Monday, World Health Organization called for using similar strategies and infrastructure to check the spread of i...

Government will set up ten regional laboratories through the National Communicable Disease Centre (NCDC) for the surveillance of viral hepa...

The report said the prevalence of Hepatitis C is estimated to be within 1.8-2.5 per cent, while among drug users it is 50-90 per cent.