Hepatitis B Virus: An Overshadowed, Misunderstood and Under Diagnosed Epidemic in Pakistan
Received Date: May 18, 2020 / Accepted Date: Jun 02, 2020 / Published Date: Jun 08, 2020
Abstract
Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is the most prevalent cause of chronic liver disease in the developing world. It is often an overlooked entity as it does not garner as much attention as other diseases in this day and age. Flawed perceptions, myths and non pragmatic vaccination programs have led to a dire situation. Things have pretty much remained stagnant with respect to HBV in the last few decades. With no new drugs or interventions in sight for HBV, it is time to rethink strategy and come up with novel ideas and solutions to tackle this epidemic once in for all.
Keywords: Hepatitis B Virus; Epidemic; Vaccination; Antivaccination
Citation: Khan MA (2020) Hepatitis B Virus: An Overshadowed, Misunderstood and Under Diagnosed Epidemic in Pakistan. J Mucosal Immunol Res 4: 117. Doi: 10.4172/jmir.1000117
Copyright: © 2020 Khan MA. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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