Title
Hepatitis B and hepatitis C infections
Authors
Mohan Singh Dhakad1,*, Deepak Makwana2, Sanjay Rawat2 & Saurabh Mandwariya3
Affiliation
1Department of Microbiology, Dr. LNPGMC Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh, India; 2Department of Medicine, Dr. Sunderlal Patwa Government Medical College, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India; 3Department of pathology (pathologist), Indira Gandhi District Hospital Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author
Mohan Singh Dhakad - E-mail: drdhakad7@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8319073662
Deepak Makwana - E-mail: makwana-deepakmakdhar@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9685152872
Sanjay Rawat - E-mail: dr.rawatsanjay@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9685662516
Saurabh Mandwariya - E-mail: thakurraju622@gmail.com; Phone: +91 940710767
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received July 1, 2026; Revised July 31, 2026; Accepted July 31, 2026, Published July 31, 2026
Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) are responsible for a significant proportion of liver diseases globally, presenting as both acute and chronic conditions. Therefore, it is of interest to assess the prevalence of HBV, HCV and their co-infections. Consequently, it is pertinent to evaluate whether screening for high-risk individuals is essential, given the notably elevated incidence of HBV and HCV infections within the hospital population. Collectively, HBV and HCV lead to chronic infections in over 500 million individuals and result in approximately one million fatalities. HCV, in particular, is a predominant factor in chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Thus, data shows the prevalence rates for HBV and HCV are 0.7% and 0.16%, respectively, with a higher incidence observed in males.
Keywords
Hepatitis C virus (HCV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), co-infection, cirrhosis
Citation
Dhakad et al. Bioinformation 22(7): 4258-4260 (2026)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
