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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Annette Belcher & Richard Guttridge

Warning of 'silent killer' disease with few symptoms as hospital admissions skyrocket

A warning has been issued after the number of hospital admissions linked to a potentially deadly disease has seen a sharp rise. There has been a 22 per cent increase in liver disease hospital admissions in England in just one year, according to recent health figures published.

The condition is said to often remain "silent" and can be hard to spot in its very early stages. And the very few symptoms that do manifest only tend to show once the liver is already damaged and scarred.

The British Liver Trust is calling for action, saying the data "sounded alarm bells." The figures have shown almost 15,000 more people confirmed to have the disease have been admitted to hospitals in England in a single year, BirminghamLive reports.

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