how long a person live with virus? how much it can b dangerous?
2007-01-27 18:22:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
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2007-01-27 18:27:21 · answer #1 · answered by andi_is_reload 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is not any treatment for hepatitis C. some sufferers with hepatitis C earnings from therapy with interferon alpha or a mix of interferon alpha and ribavirin. Interferon alpha is given via injection only below the exterior and has fairly some area consequences, which contains flu-like indicators, issues, fever, fatigue, loss of urge for nutrition, nausea, vomiting, melancholy, and thinning of hair. therapy with interferon alpha may additionally interfere with the production of white blood cells and platelets. Ribavirin is a pill taken two times on a regular basis, and the main area effect is severe anemia (low crimson blood cells). Ribavirin additionally reasons beginning defects. ladies could as a result evade being pregnant for the duration of and for 6 months following therapy.
2016-12-16 15:20:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's not that he will definately die without treatment from having untreated hcv infection, but it can certainly make his life much better by getting rid of the hcv that can lead to cancer of the liver.
hcv is not just a liver disease, it can cause other organs to malfunction as well (hcv causes many bi-directional diseases) these would severely reduce the quality of life.
if a person chooses a bad lifestyle (ie, red meats, iron laden foods/vitamins, sugar/fake sugar or salt on everything as well as alcohol and other drugs (illegal or legal) the HCV will kill him-all of this becomes toxic with liver disease and alcohol as well as the drug issue will let the hcv have a party in his liver.
hcv is called a liver disease because the virons need the liver to regenerate and live to only be able to send out it's virons in other parts of the body. each time it makes it's way back to the liver, a new genetically changed hcv virus comes out...(quasispecies)-these cause much confusion in the body, especially on the infection fighting cells....just as they find out how to fight the old batch of virons, the new ones come out. it's a chain reaction.
hcv is not good in any way shape or form. i'd treat.
good luck
2007-01-27 18:33:10 · answer #3 · answered by Stephanie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People can generally live healthy lives w/ Hep C infections. The most important thing is limiting further damage to the liver. Taking prescribed drugs and adhering to adequate nutrition is key.
2007-01-27 18:32:25 · answer #4 · answered by black7_revolution 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hepatitis C is treated with interferon and ribavirin, but the treatment isn't always successful.
2007-01-28 05:17:34 · answer #5 · answered by yakkydoc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO things have changed and they have new and better treaments coming out all the time if you need moore info go to the CDC on the web they have great information on new treatments
2007-01-27 18:28:00 · answer #6 · answered by lorie v 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hepatit C is not lethal if you take treatments
3% of word population is carrier of hepatit
check this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatit_C
2007-01-27 18:31:26 · answer #7 · answered by ditk0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋