Hepatitis C is a virus that can cause inflammation and scarring in the liver and lead to liver failure and liver cancer. These complications do not develop in everyone who has hepatitis C.
2. CONTENET
Overview Of Hepatitis C
Symptoms Of Hepatitis C
How Hepatitis C spread
Diagnosis for hepatitis C
Treatments Of Hepatitis
C
3. Hepatitis C is an
infection that can
cause irritation
and scarring
in the liver and lead
to liver disappointment
and liver disease.
HEPATITIS C
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Symptoms of Hepatitis C?
Bleeding easily.
Bruising easily.
Fatigue.
Poor appetite.
Yellow discoloration of the skin and
Dark-colored urine.
Itchy skin.
Fluid buildup in your abdomen (ascites)
eyes (jaundice)
5. Using injectable drugs
Receiving a blood transfusion or organ
transplant before
Being accidentally poked with a used syringe
. Being born to a mother who has hepatitis C
How does viral Hepatitis C
spread?
6. Diagnosis for hepatitis C
Atibody test
PCR test
HEPATITIS C IS USUALLY DIAGNOSED USING 2
BLOOD TESTS.
The antibody blood test determines
whether you have ever been
exposed to the hepatitis C virus by
testing for the presence of
antibodies to the virus.
The PCR blood test checks if the virus is
still present by detecting whether
it is reproducing inside your body, .
7. Since there is no
vaccine for
Hepatitis C, the
medical doctors
recommend you
receive the vaccine
against Hepatitis A
and B viruses.
Treatments Of Hepatitis C
HCV can be treated with
antiviral
medications
that are aimed at
clearing the
virus from the body
If a person is
experiencing severe
complications from
chronic HCV,
liver transplantation
can be a useful
option.
Antiviral
medications
Liver
Transplantation
Vaccinations