Understanding Hepatitis C. Hepatitis C is a disease that can attack the liver. The disease caused by this virus can trigger the infection and inflammation of the liver.
According to the WHO, the number of people with hepatitis C in the world reached 130-150 million people and causes death in about 350-500 thousand of its victims.While in Southeast Asia alone, the number of patients who died from complications of cirrhosis and liver cancer caused by hepatitis C was recorded reaching 120,000 people each year. Indonesia is one of the countries with the highest rate of hepatitis C cases in Southeast Asia.
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| Understanding Hepatitis C |
Hepatitis C generally do not show symptoms in the early stages. Because of that,about 75 percent of people with hepatitis C are unaware that he's been contracted until finally experiencing liver damage years later.
Although there was a hepatitis C symptoms appear, the indications are similar to other illnesses, making it difficult to realize. Some of these include always feel tired, Achy,and of lusted not packed.
Acute and chronic hepatitis C
Hepatitis C virus can cause acute and chronic infections.
Acute hepatitis C is an infection that occurs in the first six months. This infection is usually asymptomatic and rarely lethal. About 25 percent of its victims recovered from this disease without special handling.
While the remaining 75 percent will keep the virus for a long time. This is calledchronic hepatitis C. Chronic hepatitis C sufferers have a risk of developing cirrhosis in 20 years. Cirrhosis is the formation of scar tissue on the liver so that its functions are blocked. This complication can be fatal. About 20 percent of its victims can have liver failure and five percent are at risk of developing cancer of the liver.
The Way Of Transmission Of Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C virus is grown in the blood. Therefore, we will be contracting hepatitis C if you have contact with the blood of sufferers.
The way of transmission of hepatitis C is the most common is through a syringe, for example users of illegal drugs who share syringes or go through the process of making a tattoo in a place that has no sterile equipment. In addition, mutually lend personal items like nail clippers and toothbrushes as well as free sex can also height en the risk of someone for contracting the disease.
Hepatitis C virus infectious through will not breast milk, food, drinks, or contact such as hugging or be shaken.
Diagnosis and treatment of Hepatitis C
The more premature handled, liver damage in people with hepatitis C can beinhibited. Therefore, people who are at high risk of contracting the disease are advised to undergo a blood test to diagnose hepatitis C, for example, people who never orusing illegal drugs through injections or blood transfusions that ever lived.
If positive contracted hepatitis C, you would not necessarily need treatment. Acutehepatitis C can usually recover without special handling. But chronic hepatitis Csufferers need antiviral drugs through handling steps. This medication will stop the progression of the virus and prevent liver damage. Examples of commonly usedantivirus is interferon and ribavirin.
Experts later found two types of new drug, boceprevir and telaprevir. The second use of this medicine should be combined with interferon and ribavirin.
Please keep in mind that if ever contracted and recovered from hepatitis C, does not mean your body has fully immune to the virus. Although already recovered, hepatitis Csufferers should be cautious because it retains the risk for infected the same diseaseagain.
Hepatitis C Prevention Measures
Hepatitis C can not be prevented by vaccination. But there are a few ways that we can take to lower the risk of transmission, for example, to stop or not use illegal drugs and avoiding sharing personal items use of potentially contaminated blood like nail clippers and toothbrushes.
Although this disease is rarely transmitted through sex, the use of safety devices such as condoms during sex can still prevent you from hepatitis c. Especially if there iscontact with blood, such as anal sex or menstrual blood.
Hepatitis C sufferers are also more at risk for exposed to other types of hepatitis.Doctors generally recommend vaccination to prevent hepatitis A and B vaccine Type other. sometimes also suggested is the flu vaccine and pneumococcal infection.
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