what do people know about hepatitis c?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

Quite a lot from personal experience of a friend who has this....it can be contracted i the exact same ways as HIV....through sexual contact....and also medical procedures. It is a disease of the liver...so far incurable but can be treated with a similar cocktail of drugs to HIV. Causes Jaundice...extreme tiredness amongst others. The liver function is severly reduced and can release toxins back into the blood which can effect the brain. The same as in liver disease itself. It is made worse by alcohol consumption. As in HIV it can remain unnoticed for years. If I can help you...mail me and I can try and answer anything you need yo know. I'm not a nurse but I have had close experience with a sufferer.

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

i had hep c and it causes u to fell very unwell and inflames ur liver which causes it to not digest n e fats. id c ur doctor but there is no cure really.

eat no or very low fat foods and try higher and highrer fat foods. if u cant keep higher fat foods leave it a while.

u r only infectious wen u r jaundiced.

and u will lose a lot of weight.

only in the most serious of cases will there be a possibility of fatality

u can catch it through gay sex and share of needles but more commonly from every day dirt

Answer 7

The liver suffers in the disease.It is a bloodborne virus and causes inflammation 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

Answer 8

Treatment of chronic HCV infection has 2 goals. The first is to achieve sustained eradication of HCV (ie, sustained virologic response [SVR]), which is defined as the persistent absence of HCV RNA in serum 6 months or more after completing antiviral treatment. The second goal is to prevent progression to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and decompensated liver disease requiring liver transplantation.

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Answer 9

I contracted hep c (or non b)as it was in the 70's through a blood transfusion as they were not scanning for it then.it was not picked up for 10 years and then i was put on interferon injections and fortunately it went into remission.it can lead to liver cancer if not treated quickly but watch out for the side effects of interferon its a *****(prosiasis,depression etc

Answer 10

hi nicole, Hepatitis C is a blood borne ailment. this suggests for transmission to ensue the virus must be transfered from one man or woman to a special through substitute of blood. this may ensue for the period of anal sex because there is the finished probability of membranes being torn. there's a lot less probability for the period of widespread sex though, notwithstanding, that's recommended to apply a condom.