Chronic Hepatitis C

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Owner Ravinder Singh Chawla

(An (An Infection Caused By A Virus)


Hepatitis C Hepatitis C is a Communicable disease Caused by the Hepatitis C virus. This Disease Chiefly affects the liver. During the initial stage of the infection people feel mild or no signs. Occasionally the patients suffer abdominal pain, dark urine, fever, and yellow skin. The virus stays in the liver of approximately 75% to 85% of initially infected people. If the infection persists for a longer period It may lead to cirrhosis or to liver disease. In few cases, cirrhosis may develop Complication like liver cancer, liver failure and esophagus



Key Facts Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis c virus Can cause both acute and chronic hepatitis, ranging in Severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a Serious, lifelong illness. There is currently no vaccine for hepatitis c, however Research in this area is ongoing. A significant no. of those who are chronically Infected Will develop cirrhosis or liver cancer. Globally, an estimated 71million people have chronic Hepatitis c infection.



 THE INCLUBATION PERIOD

FOR HEPATITIS C IS 2 WEEKS

TO 6 MONTHS.

 FOLLOWING INITIAL INFECTION, APPROXIMATELY

80%

OF PEOPLE DO NOT EXIHIBIT ANY SYMPTOMS.

 THOSE WHO ARE ACTELY SYMPTOMIC MAY EXHIBIT FEVER, FATIGUE, DECREASED APPETIATE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, ABDOMINAL PAIN, DARK URINE, JOINT PAIN AND JAUNDICE.



The Primary Route of transmission In the developed world is intravenous drug use, while in the development world the main method are blood transfusions and unsafe medical procedures. The cause of transmission remains unknown in 20% of cases, however, many of these are believe to be accounted for by idu. There are some few factors of hepatitis C virus Transmitted to other:



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