Hepatitis 'B" thrives as HIV hogs limelight
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15/05/1998
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Hindu (New Delhi)
Dubbed as a virus deadlier than the AIDS causing "HIV", Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) kills 2.5-lakh Indians every year, notwithstanding a simple vaccine that could keep fatal liver disorders away. Almost four per cent of our population harbour "HBV" in their blood which renders them highly vulnerable to liver cirrhosis (failure) and cancer.