Hepatitis is a term often shrouded in misconceptions, leading to unnecessary fear and misunderstanding. Many commonly held beliefs about this condition are simply untrue, from its severity and curability to how it spreads and even its relationship with other health issues. This World Hepatits Day, let\u2019s separate fact from fiction and she light on what we truly need to know about the deadly infection.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll cases of hepatitis infection are fatal and there is no cure\u201d
The truth is not all hepatitis infections are the same and their effect on the body also varies. Medical science has also made great strides in the field and it is 100% incurable as believed earlier. In fact, according to studies there are over 30 millions people in India alone who are able to live a normal life with hepatitis infection.<\/p>\n
\u201cHepatitis is hereditary and passed through genetics\u201d
Hepatitis is neither inherited nor genetic. Hepatitis B is typically transmitted from mother to child during delivery, but if the mother\u2019s HBV status is known and the newborn receives immunoglobulin within 12 hours, this can be prevented.<\/p>\n
\u201cHepatitis can spread through casual contact\u201d
There is absolutely no evidence to suggest that hepatitis can spread through casual contact like touching, coughing, or sharing food. The infection generally spreads through infected bodily fluids.<\/p>\n
\u201cHepatitis is same as jaundice\u201d
This is a common myth and while they are related, it is not the same. The truth is jaundice is a symptom of hepatitis and not the cause. Also, not all cases of jaundice directly lead to hepatitis infection.<\/p>\n
\u201cHepatitis virus cannot survive outside the human body\u201d
This is a dangerous myth that can actually lead to exposure to the virus. The hepatitis virus can easily linger on various surfaces for several days. It is, therefore, absolutely important to practice good hygiene to reduce the risk of transmission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hepatitis is a term often shrouded in misconceptions, leading to unnecessary fear and misunderstanding. Many commonly held beliefs…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41990,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[200,33745,33746,33748,79,33747,33744],"class_list":["post-41989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-genetics","tag-genetics","tag-hepatitis-infection-awareness","tag-hepatitis-myths","tag-hpv-vaccinationns","tag-science","tag-understanding-hpv","tag-world-hepatitis-day-2025"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}