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Treatment of hepatitis in Israel
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Treatment of hepatitis in Israel will help to avoid the many dangerous consequences of this disease, since it is there that all the best world clinics are concentrated.
According to statistical data, the most dangerous form of the disease is hepatitis C, which is annually encountered by approximately 180 million people. On the planet, about 10% of the population lives, who are infected with some form of hepatitis.
Viral hepatitis is the most serious disease. If the treatment of this disease is not started on time or if quality treatment is not prescribed, then in 30% of cases it leads to cirrhosis of the liver or development of oncological tumors.
Treatment of hepatitis C in Israel
Hepatitis C is known since the late 80's. More than 170 million people are affected on the planet of the given form of the disease. Infection with the virus can occur through the blood (transfusion) or when using personal care items of an infected person (shaving accessories, toothbrush), during piercing, tattoos (when using dirty devices), intravenous medication (with re-needles), etc. With blood the virus penetrates the liver, in which it begins to multiply actively.
There are two forms of the disease - chronic and acute. The acute stage is rare. Treatment of hepatitis in Israel has been practiced for a long time. Clinics of Israel accept patients from all over the world, clinical trials of new drugs are being conducted.
In viral hepatitis, special attention is paid not only to the liver, but also to the whole organism, as well as the activity of the virus in each specific case.
In each clinic there are special measures for diagnosis and treatment.
Methods of treating hepatitis in Israel
Treatment of hepatitis in Israel, usually conducted in a hospital. In chronic forms of the disease, the patient is housed in a specialized hepatology department of the clinic.
A full range of therapeutic measures is aimed at suppressing infection in the body, protecting and repairing damaged liver tissue, eliminating intoxication, enhancing the protective properties of the body, preventing cirrhosis of the liver.
Israeli specialists have the latest developments for the treatment of hepatitis (antiviral drugs, hepatoprotectors, interferons). In their therapy, doctors use new drugs (telaprevir, viktrelis), which significantly increased the number of patients completely cured of the disease.
In addition, all the time specialists are developing and using new effective methods of treating hepatitis.
In the chronic form of the disease, the technique of exposure to DNA is often used, which has already proved its effectiveness.
To restore liver function with strong lesions of the body, liver transplant operations, stem cells, are used.
Clinics in Israel for the treatment of hepatitis
The most famous medical institutions that successfully treat hepatitis in Israel are:
- Herzliya Medical Center;
- hospital Rambam;
- Hadassah Clinic;
- hospital Ichilov Sourasky;
- the Assuta clinic.
[Reviews about the treatment of hepatitis in Israel
Israel's medicine is at a fairly high level, but experts do not stop at the results achieved, but continue to develop more effective treatment methods with minimal side effects.
More than 70% of patients who underwent treatment in Israel, achieve almost complete recovery. At the same time, the overwhelming majority responds to treatment only on the positive side and notes the high professionalism of doctors, the accuracy of diagnosis, compliance with international standards of treatment.
The cost of treating hepatitis in Israel
Approximate cost of treatment in the clinic of Israel will cost from 500 to 3000 thousand dollars, depending on the chosen medical institution, methods of treatment, etc.
The cost of the tests is 200-400 dollars, medicines for 1 course 1200-1500 dollars.
If a patient needs hospitalization, hepatitis treatment in Israel will cost between 2000-3000 dollars. Day in the hospital cost from 500 to 900 dollars, depending on the clinic.