2024-08-02 00:07:50
The World Health Organization (WHO) indicated that hepatitis C is a inflammation of the liver, which is caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The virus causes acute and chronic hepatitis, with severity ranging from mild symptoms to cirrhosis and liver cancer.
The disease is transmitted through the sangre. Through unsafe injection practices, untested blood transfusions, injectable drug use, and sexual practices involving contact with blood.
The WHO warned that most people do not show symptoms during the first weeks after contracting the infection, and it can take between two weeks and six months before they appear. However, symptoms include:
•Fiebre
•Exhausted
•Loss of appetite
•Nausea and vomiting
•Dolor abdominal
•Dark urine
•Clear stools
•Joint pain
•Yellowish discoloration of skin and eyes
Diagnosis is made in two stages. The first is a test serological to detect antibodies against HCV. If the result is positive, a test is performed RNA test HCV to confirm chronic infection and assess the need for treatment.
The organization noted that there are effective treatments for hepatitis C that seek to cure the disease and prevent long-term liver damage. Antivirals such as sofosbuvir and the daclatasvir are commonly used.
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