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What do people know about hepatitis c? |
What do people know about hepatitis c? Hepatitis: an inflammatory condition of the liver, characterized by jaundice, hepatomegaly, anorexia, abdominal and gastric distress, abnormal liver function, clay colored stools and tea colored urine. The condition may be caused by bacterial or viral infection, parasitic infestation, alcohol, drugs, toxins or transfusion of incompatable blood. It may be mild and brief or severe, fulminant, and life threatening. The liver is usually able to regenerate it's tissue, but severe hepatitis may lead to cirrhosis and chronic liver dysfuntion. Hepatitis C : a type of hepatitis transmitted largely by blood transfusions or percutaneous innoculation, such as with intravenous drug users sharing needles. The disease progresses to chronic hepatitis in about 50% of the patients acutely infected. Diagnosis is made through identification of antibodies of HCV. Source(s): Mosby's Medical Nursing and Allied Health Dictionary It an inflammatory condition of the liver. There are numerous causes but it can result in bilirubin being deposited under the skin which results in a yellowish discolouration. As your liver is the centre for blood production there can be some repercussions. Only that a great deal of people have it, it is contracted by using intervenous drugs or other ways not related to drug use. I have lost one friend to it. The liver suffers in the disease, they have drugs to combat it and if caught early enough it can be dealt with. What is it? Hepatitis C is a bloodborne virus which causes inflammation of the liver. Many people who are infected have no symptoms and are unaware that they are carrying the virus. Chronic infection is defined as infection lasting longer than six months and up to 80% of infected people do go on to chronic infection. People with chronic hepatitis C infection are at long term risk of developing cirrhosis and liver cancer. There is no vaccine available to prevent hepatitis C infection. search the web. Hepatitis C is transmitted parenterally and the highest incidence are in I.V. drug users and people who receive blood products before 1991 when screening became avalible. Other risk factors include body piercing, tattooing, needlestick injuries and previous immunisation. Unlike Hepatitis B, sexsual transmission appears to be low in Hepatitis C. |
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