More than Rs 7.5 crore of financial support has been pledged by the Jammu and Kashmir government in fighting the spread of hepatitis C in villages of Anantnag district.

As many as 30 percent of the people in these areas were suffering from the infectious disease that affects the liver, he said.
Caused by the hepatitis-C virus, chronic infection of hepatitis-C can lead to scarring of the liver and ultimately to cirrhosis which generally becomes apparent after many years.
In untreated cases, cirrhosis leads to liver failure which is often fatal.
Source-IANS