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Know how opioid use can affect your health and lead to serious infections.
HIV and hepatitis C are the two well known infectious diseases. Majority of the people living with HIV and hepatitis acquire the disease without any prior knowledge. It is only when they start developing the symptoms they go for the test and get diagnosed.
The moment when one learns that they have this serious disease, they tend to get a feeling that the world has come to an end. If not taken care of on time and start up with the right medication immediately then the case might go worse and turn fatal as well.
As it is well said that prevention is better than care, one needs to be very careful. However, a new research has found that as a result of increased opioid use, worldwide nearly one in six people are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and more than half have been exposed to hepatitis C virus (HCV), and one in ten have active Hepatitis B virus (HBV).
According to the study, globally an estimated 15.6 million people injected drugs, in the age group 15-64 years, in 2015. Out of these, 18 per cent are living with HIV infection and 52 per cent test positive for hepatitis C antibody.
During the study, the researchers found evidence of injected drug use in 179 countries that contain 99 per cent of the world's population aged 15-64 years, up from 148 countries in 2007. The largest use of injected drugs were found in east and southeast Asia (4.0 million, 3.0-5.0 million), eastern Europe (3.0 million, 1.7-5.0 million), and North America (2.6 million, 1.5-4.4 million).
The main drug was either an opioid (heroin or other opioid) or stimulant (amphetamine or cocaine). In addition, sharing of equipment used for injecting drug use was found as the substantial cause of disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission, as per the researchers.
The research was recently published in the journal The Lancet Global Health.
Meanwhile, here are a few of the best ways to prevent Hepatitis C & HIV. Take a look.
1.
Never
Share
Needles:
Sharing
needles
should
be
strictly
avoided
as
this
is
one
of
the
major
medical
equipment
that
puts
one
at
a
risk
of
developing
the
infection,
whether
it
is
HIV
or
hepatitis
C.
Hence,
one
needs
to
be
very
careful
while
using
the
needles.
Make
sure
you
use
a
new,
sterilized
needles
whenever
you
are
getting
an
injection.
2.
Never
Share
Personal
Care
Items:
You
should
not
share
your
personal
care
items
like
razors,
hair
clippers
and
scissors.
Many
times
people
tend
to
cut
themselves
while
shaving
so
even
a
small
amount
of
blood
can
infect
the
other
person.
This
is
how
one
can
get
infected
with
HIV
or
hepatitis
C.
Hence,
you
should
be
very
careful.
It
is
always
better
to
use
one's
own
personal
belongings.
3.
Safe
Sex:
Engaging
yourself
in
rough
sex,
with
multiple
partners,
leads
to
a
higher
risk
of
developing
sexually
transmitted
disease,
HIV.
This
in
turn
will
put
you
at
a
risk
of
developing
hepatitis
C.
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