When it comes to one’s health and prevention of disease, few people think of protecting their liver.
Many people do not even know what this essential organ does. The liver is both an organ and a gland, performing a wide range of functions to keep the body healthy. However, these important functions can be threatened by the hepatitis virus, of which there are five—hepatitis A, B, C, D and E. Any of these can cause the liver to become inflamed.
Find out more on this from IMU University general physician and rheumatologist, Dr Chua Siew Houy at Break the Chain of Viral Hepatitis (New Straits Times, 22 November 2024).
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