A free medical camp will be organised on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day on Sunday at City Blood Bank near Vivekanand Ashram.
This was stated by loins Club president Manoj lanjekar while addressing a Press conference here on Saturday.
Talking to the media person president of Indian Medical Association Raipur, Dr Ashok Tripathi said there are five major types of viral hepatitis, including Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E. In all of them Hepatitis B is more infectious and dangerous than HIV virus. This virus infection is transmitted through contact with the blood or body cuts.
Further Dr Tripathi said that infection starts from liver cirrhosis and gradually spread as liver cancer that can cause certain death. To control such disease in State many specialist doctors are coming for free health check up camp from 11 am to 5 pm where they will advice how to take preventive steps to stay away from Hepatitis in Chhattisgarh.