INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF HEPATITIS A AND B IN THE REGION OF GOSTIVAR FOR THE PERIOD 2010-2015
Journal Title: Acta Medica Balkanica - International Journal of Medical Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 4, Issue 7
Abstract
Definition: Viral hepatitides are systemic infections affecting mainly the liver and causing inflammatory injury, histologically characterized by parenchymal necrosis and inflammatory infiltrations. Objective: To analyse the total number of patients infected with Hepatitis A and B categorized by gender and age during the time period 2010 – 2015 at the General Hospital of Gostivar. Materials and methods: The patients’ documentation registered at the General Hospital in Gostivar for the period of 2010 – 2015 is analysed. Results: Hepatitis A is more often present in males (59% of the cases), than it is in females (41% of the cases). Hepatitis B is also more often present in males and it is present in 71% of cases, and in females it is present in 29% of the cases. Conclusion: Hepatitis A is a disease which attacks persons of age groups 20-24, and 15-19. Hepatitis B attacks persons of age groups 35-44, and 25-34 years old. Register of acronyms: HAV (Hepatitis A Virus); HBV (Hepatitis B Virus)
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Nevzat Elezi, Makbule Elezi, Rrezarta Elezi, Rron Elezi, Anita Haxhosaj
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