January is Liver Cancer and Viral Hepatitis Awareness and Prevention Month! Ano nga ba ang sakit na hepatitis? ‘Yan ang ikokosulta natin sa UH Clinic!
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00:00Baka Igan, January is Liver Cancer and Viral Hepatitis Awareness Prevention Month.
00:07Why do we often hear Hepa?
00:09Hepatai, patay.
00:11What is this disease?
00:13We will consult with the UH Clinic.
00:17To talk about this, we are with Dr. Paulo De Mapelis, a gastroenterologist.
00:24Good morning, Doc.
00:26Good morning, Igan and Ms. Susan.
00:29Good morning, Doc.
00:30Let's talk about Hepatitis or Hepa.
00:34There are A and B, right?
00:35Yes, Hepa, A and B.
00:37Viral Hepatitis.
00:39There are many types of Hepatitis.
00:40A, B, C, D, and E.
00:42Although, in the Philippines, there is no D and E.
00:45We usually talk about Hepatitis A, B, and C.
00:49These are viruses that if we get it, we can have liver disease.
00:56Where can we get it?
00:58There are different types of Hepatitis.
01:01The common ones are Hepatitis A and B.
01:03Hepatitis A is what we get from eating a lot of food.
01:08This is what people say that you can get from street food.
01:14That is Hepatitis A.
01:17Now, we have Hepatitis B.
01:20There are millions of Filipinos with Hepatitis B.
01:24Most of them have no symptoms.
01:27Asymptomatic?
01:28Yes.
01:29You can get it from your mother and transfer it to your child.
01:33But you can also get it from breastfeeding, blood transfusion,
01:38and those that share injections, drugs.
01:43You mentioned asymptomatic.
01:45Are there symptoms that we should monitor
01:47so that we can prevent our countrymen from getting Hepatitis A?
01:51Okay.
01:52For Hepatitis A, the most common one is yellowing.
01:56The eyes?
01:57Yes.
01:58Not just the eyes.
01:59Even the skin.
02:00Even the skin?
02:01Yes.
02:02This is common in Hepatitis A, especially in adults.
02:06Although, children, toddlers, or grandparents,
02:11when they get Hepatitis A,
02:13sometimes, they have flu-like symptoms.
02:15It's like a case of Hepatitis A.
02:18They don't get yellow.
02:20But for young adults and older adults,
02:24it's possible for them to get yellow.
02:26Now, for Hepatitis B,
02:28most of the time, they don't experience it.
02:31They don't experience it.
02:32They get sick.
02:33Yes.
02:34That's why we advocate screening.
02:37Since it's the most common for mothers,
02:39all babies are now screened for Hepatitis B.
02:43And all newborns are given a Hepatitis B vaccine.
02:48So, if they get Hepatitis B, they will have liver problems?
02:51Yes.
02:53There are very few cases,
02:55less than 1%,
02:56that have symptoms like itching, skin pain.
03:01But these are rare.
03:02Most of the time, it's really a liver problem.
03:04Doc, some of our viewers believe in Hepatitis.
03:08Can you confirm if this is a fact or myth?
03:11First of all,
03:12if the skin and eyes turn yellow,
03:15does that mean there's already Hepatitis?
03:17There are many causes of skin turning yellow
03:20or what we call jaundice.
03:22Jaundice.
03:23That's our medical term.
03:24So, aside from Hepatitis,
03:27it could be a broken liver or liver cirrhosis.
03:31It could be a gallbladder disease.
03:33It could also be a blood disease.
03:35That's why there are certain medicines
03:37that, if they are overdosed,
03:39can cause yellowing.
03:41But sometimes, there are babies
03:43who are born with a yellowish skin.
03:46What is that?
03:47There are many types.
03:48But the most common is neonatal jaundice.
03:51This is caused by hemolysis of the blood.
03:56So, it looks like there's already hemolysis.
03:58But if they are exposed to sunlight,
03:59it will disappear.
04:00So, they are exposed to sunlight.
04:01Yes, they are exposed to sunlight.
04:02What about the yellowish skin?
04:03No, this is a health issue.
04:05This is a DOC.
04:07Doc, this is a DOC.
04:09Is this a fact or myth?
04:10They say that if you eat street food often,
04:12you will get Hepatitis.
04:14Because some people believe that
04:15as long as it is heated,
04:16no viruses will appear.
04:17We show them that.
04:19But if it's dirty.
04:20It'll be rotten.
04:21Yes, it'd taste good as snack.
04:23Yes.
04:24Of course, if we eat street food,
04:27there is a chance that we will get Hepatitis A.
04:31That's why DOH and vendors
04:34screen for Hepatitis A.
04:37And of course, they make it sure
04:39that it should be clean
04:40or cooked thoroughly.
04:41But, doctor, if you buy that,
04:44If you buy that, the oil boils and you dip it in the sauce.
04:48The problem is the sauce.
04:49The sauce is in there.
04:51Yes, that's also possible.
04:52It doesn't change.
04:53Yes, that's right.
04:54Sometimes, when you eat it, you dip it in the sauce.
04:56So, if you just dip it in the boiling oil, it doesn't change?
05:00Yes, but the sauce is still possible.
05:03Sweet and spicy.
05:05And if you have hepatitis A before, you are immune.
05:11You won't have hepatitis A again.
05:13There's a vaccine, right?
05:14Yes, there's a vaccine.
05:16It's also being offered to children.
05:18Hepatitis A vaccine.
05:20Lastly, what should we do to avoid having hepatitis?
05:24We already mentioned the vaccine.
05:25What else?
05:26Yes, aside from the vaccine,
05:28with hepatitis A, we should make sure that our food is clean.
05:32If we are restaurants or food handlers,
05:37we should screen and vaccinate for hepatitis A.
05:41For hepatitis B,
05:44like what we mentioned earlier,
05:46pregnant women and newborns should be vaccinated.
05:50And of course, because it can be transferred to pregnancy.
05:55So, safe sex.
05:57And for blood transfusions,
06:01it should be screened for hepatitis B.
06:04Is the rate of hepatitis still high?
06:06Is it still a cause of death for Filipinos?
06:08Not really.
06:10Hepatitis A is not a cause of death.
06:14But hepatitis B,
06:16when it becomes liver cirrhosis or liver cancer,
06:21that's when it becomes a cause of death.
06:23And this is only 1 tenth or very low chance of having hepatitis B.
06:28Thank you very much, Dr. Paulo De Mapeles.
06:31We will consult the answers to your questions here at UH Clinic.
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