Asians Badly Hit By Hepatitis B

People in Asia are the ones who are most affected by the pandemic Hepatitis B infection. In china alone, around 300,000 Chinese people are being infected every year by this deadly liver virus.

In a recent forum conducted by some members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering in China have gathered in order to debate on the most effective preventive measures against the disease and possible treatment to be given to those who are already infected.

It is estimated that more than 120 million Chinese citizens are infected with this deadly virus and more and more people are being infected at a rate of 9.7 percent each year. The two societies collaborating in this effort are expecting the rate to decrease by 2 to 3 percent by the year 2010.

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