According to him, patients suffering from hepatitis, HIV/AIDS are more at risk if they engage in self-medication with herbs and other unprescribed drugs to treat themselves without proper consultation from a qualified medical doctor.
Andrew, a fellow of the West African Post Graduate College of Lab Scientists and a Consultant medical laboratory scientists, gave the warning in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
He therefore stressed the need for the patients to seek medical care at the hospitals or healthcare facilities for proper management and treatment.“Those living with hepatits, HIV/AIDs should not stay at home, they should come to the hospital for proper follow-up and management. He explained further that it may develop to chronic or long-term disease, which would be more difficult to manage, thereby leading to liver failure, liver cancer, diseases or even death.
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