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3. Hepatitis-B

Hepatitis –B can transfer from one person to another through air, blood, sexual
intercourse, sharing syringes of drugs, remains of patient’s food, utensils used by
patients, etc. This disease affects the patient’s liver and leads to death. Most often
this disease affects the people between 20 to 40 year of age. The incubation period

of this disease ranges from 6 weeks to 6 months.
Symptoms

a. Loss of appetite and vomiting,

b. Weakness in the body, tiredness and fatigue,

c. Yellowing of organs such as nails, eyes, skin, etc,
d. Swelling of liver and abdominal pain just below the right part of the chest,

e. Liver cancer that may lead the patient to death,

Preventive measures

a. Blood transfusion only after proper examination.
b. Use of patient’s belongings only after cleaning them.

c. Reuse equipment or syringes only after sterilization.

d. Vaccination against hepatitis in time.

e. No consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs. In case of any doubt of the
disease, visit health centers for check-up.

4. HIV and AIDS

The immunity power of the body is destroyed once a virus named Human Immuno-

deficiency Virus (HIV) enters the body. Various diseases may affect due to this reason.
This condition is known as AIDS (Acquired Immmuno-deficiency Syndrome). Till now,
the medicine for the complete treatment of HIV or AIDS has not been invented.

There are three stages of this disease. They are: HIV infection, HIV positive and
AIDS. No symptoms are found during the early period of HIV infection. Gradually,
the symptoms are visible. Eventually, the disease cannot be treated and the patient
may die.

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