Hepatitis
is communicable disease caused by virus. In it there is an inflammation of the
liver causing jaundice.
Hepatitis is one of the communicable
pathogenic diseases as dangerous as that of AIDS.
According to National Academy of
Medical Science (NAMS), Bir Hospital said that about 2% of the population in Nepal is affected by
hepatitis i.e. about 6 lakhs of populations are infected by hepatitis. More of
the patient dies due to liver cirrhosis or cancer.
The World Health Organization (WHO) said that about 60,000 of the people are in chronic hepatitis condition in the world.