Cirrhosis ndi matenda omwe amadziwika ndi kusintha kwapang'onopang'ono kwa minofu yathanzi yachiwindi ndi timinofu tating'onoting'ono ndi minofu (fibrosis) yomwe imasintha pang'onopang'ono. chiwindi ntchito. Ndi matenda oopsa komanso opita patsogolo.

Cirrhosis nthawi zambiri imachokera kuwonongeka kwa chiwindi kosatha, mwachitsanzo chifukwa cha kumwa mowa mopitirira muyeso kapena matenda a virus (hepatitis B kapena C).

Kutupa kapena kuwonongeka kosalekeza kumeneku, komwe kumayambitsa zizindikiro pang'ono kapena kusakhalapo kwa nthawi yayitali, kumabweretsa matenda a cirrhosis osasinthika, omwe amawononga maselo a chiwindi. M'malo mwake, matenda a cirrhosis ndi gawo lotsogola la matenda ena a chiwindi.

Ndani akukhudzidwa?

Ku France, kufalikira kwa chiwindi akuti pafupifupi milandu 2 mpaka 000 pa miliyoni miliyoni (3-300%), ndipo akuti pali 0,2-0,3 milandu yatsopano pa miliyoni miliyoni chaka chilichonse. Pafupifupi, anthu pafupifupi 150 amakhudzidwa ndi matenda a cirrhosis ku France, ndipo anthu 200 mpaka 700 amamwalira chaka chilichonse chifukwa cha matendawa.¹.

Kufalikira kwa matendawa padziko lonse lapansi sikukudziwika, koma akuzungulira ziwerengero zomwezo ku North America ndi mayiko akumadzulo monga ku France. Palibe chidziwitso cholondola cha miliri ku Canada, koma matenda a cirrhosis amadziwika kuti amapha anthu pafupifupi 2600 aku Canada chaka chilichonse.². Matendawa afala kwambiri ku Africa ndi ku Asia, kumene matenda a kutupa chiwindi a mtundu wa B ndi C ali ponseponse ndipo nthawi zambiri matenda osasamalidwa bwino.³.

Kuzindikira kumachitika pakati pazaka zapakati pa 50 ndi 55.