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Help Support World Hepatitis Day

Posted on May 12, 2008 09:00:45 PM

World Hepatitis Day is held on the 19th of May this year and is promoting the awareness of the “silent killer” Hepatitis. Hepatitis kills 1.5 million people a year and is 100 times more infectious than HIV. The World Hepatitis Alliance, along with 200 patient groups, are preparing to promote the awareness of this disease and help to educate people of the risks and symptoms of this disease in order to hopefully decrease the death toll.

The shocking statistics that one in twelve people are infected with Hepatitis and the disease infects 10 times the amount of people that HIV infects.

World Hepatitis Day has already kicked off in 64 countries and is a worldwide campaign that will hopefully make a difference. To sign up and receive information and advice about the disease and of course to help support the campaign visit www.aminumber12.org.