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What is viral hepatitis C?
Hepatitis C is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus. The virus can cause acute and chronic liver damage.
Most patients develop chronic inflammation of the liver, which can be asymptomatic. The liver does not have pain receptors, so people with viral hepatitis C often do not feel any symptoms but can infect others. After illness, symptoms of illness (general weakness, poor appetite, nausea) usually appear after a few months. Fever, itchy skin, pain on the right side or in the joints are less common. Infected with the hepatitis C virus, 15–45% patients recover spontaneously within 6 months, others develop chronic viral hepatitis C. If the disease is not diagnosed, cirrhosis or primary liver cancer can develop within 20 to 40 years, which is irreversible liver damage.
How is viral hepatitis C spread?
The source of infection is a sick person. The hepatitis C virus generally spreads through the bloodstream, less often during sexual intercourse, and a mother who is ill during childbirth can infect a newborn. The hepatitis C virus cannot be contracted by sneezing, coughing, or waving.
How do I know if I have viral hepatitis C?
A blood sample is taken to detect antibodies to hepatitis C to diagnose the disease. These antibodies appear at the end of the incubation period, i. and. on average after 1.5 to 2 months. after hepatitis C infection
There is no vaccine, the most important thing is prevention.
It is important not to use injection drugs and not to share needles and syringes, drug preparation containers with those who use them. Condoms are recommended during sexual intercourse. Do not use other personal hygiene products. Before performing beauty treatments, ensure that the person performing these services uses sterile needles and instruments and complies with hygiene requirements. It is necessary to immediately consult your family doctor if you experience weakness, nausea, vomiting and lack of appetite, darkening of urine, clearance of stool. It is also important to tell your doctor if you are infected with viral hepatitis C.
Who should be tested for hepatitis C?
Hepatitis C testing is recommended for anyone who was diagnosed with hepatitis C before 1993. blood / blood products were transfused, surgeries or invasive procedures were performed. Also for people with hemophilia and other blood diseases, organ, tissue and blood donors, people after an organ transplant, people living with HIV, or people who have had multiple sexual partners. For other family members, if a family member has been diagnosed with viral hepatitis C, it is also recommended that pregnant women and medical personnel be tested for hepatitis C.
It is recommended that you see your GP for a hepatitis C test.
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