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The use of the same syringe or needle for injecting more than one person is increasing the spread of many deadly infectious diseases around the world. for these reasons, WHO introduced a new policy on injection safety to help all countries tackle the widespread issue of unsafe injections. Due to which it has helped to a great extent in preventing the infection of diseases caused by it.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reusing needles or syringes puts patients at risk of transmitting blood-borne diseases. In such a situation, Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B and HIV can be spread.
Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes inflammation of the liver. Sometimes this condition reaches such a serious level that liver damage starts. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread through contaminated blood.
Hepatitis B is a disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Hepatitis B is spread when blood, semen, or other body fluids from a person infected with the virus enter the body of someone who is not infected. Most people do not show any specific symptoms. At the same time, some people experience symptoms like jaundice, dark urine, extreme tiredness, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) It attacks the body’s immune system. This can happen if HIV is not treated for a long time. AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) can give birth to There is currently no effective treatment for it. Once people get HIV, they have to live with the disease to the fullest. But HIV can be controlled with proper medical care.
According to a 2014 study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), 1.7 million people were infected with hepatitis B, 315 000 people with hepatitis C and over 33,800 people with HIV virus due to unsafe injections in 2010.
Patients should be careful not to reuse needles or syringes with them, and to misuse drug vials for their better health. Also healthcare providers (doctors, nurses, and anyone injecting) should never re-use a needle or syringe or withdraw medicine from a vial from patient to patient. Both the needle and syringe should be discarded once used. It is not safe to replace the needle and reuse the syringe. This practice can transmit disease.
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