Dr Mudashiru Uthman of University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, (UITH), said on Monday
that vegetables grown with infected human faeces as manure could lead to
Hepatitis B.
The consultant public health
physician told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin that hepatitis was a viral
disease that killed fast.
``Hepatitis B is deadlier
than HIV, as its virus survives longer while outside the body system,
especially in its dry state.
``The virus could be
transmitted when vegetables grown with infected human faeces used as manure are
eaten without being boiled properly.
``Any person infected with a
severe kind of Hepatitis B could die within one month of being infected, if not
properly treated at the point of diagnosis,'' Uthman said.
He said that the disease was
transmitted through ``faeco-oral route’’, that is from faeces to the mouth as
well as through unprotected sex.
“Just like HIV virus is
transmitted, Hepatitis B and other types can be transmitted through unprotected
sex, use of contaminated sharp objects; child-birth transmission in terms of
Mother-to-Child transmission, among others,” he added.
The medical expert advised
people to go for periodic medical tests in order to detect the virus at early
stage and prevent sudden death.
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