Study Suggests Hepatitis C Will Be Rare Disease By 2036
October 6, 2014; Posted by: WeBleed staff
University of Texas researchers believe Hepatitis C will become rare disease due to new treatments and technology.
Good news for those suffering from the disease Hepatitis C.
According to an article on PostBulletin.com, Hepatitis C, which infects over 180 million people worldwide, will become a rare disease by 2036.
“We picked an ideal scenario — one that really is ideal — that assumes that all unaware patients get screening once and everyone who is infected is treated,” said Mina Kabiri, a doctoral student in health services research and policy and the study’s lead author. “We wanted to show what would be the difference if you had the most optimal situation and illustrate how it changes the time before it would become a rare disease. It would be a 10-year difference.”
The model the researches used was developed with assistance from the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas and was funded through the National Institutes of Health.
“We compared the base case — the current trend — with the very ideal to show the range,” Kabiri said. “There are new drugs and changes in physicians’ reactions to new drugs. It is pretty hard to pick a year between 2026 and 2036 because everything is changing so fast.”
Over the last 5 years there have been many new advancements in medication to help treat Hepatitis C and the occurrence of Hepatitis C is beginning to slow down at a rapid pace.
Photo Credit – University of Texas
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