Hepatitis C information & Resources
The odd thing about Hepatitis C is that while you might have it you may not know you have it. Sometimes the symptoms take years to show up. While other times the symptoms of this infection will show within six to eight months. If it's the acute type someone then the first symptoms are usually nausea, dark urine, and unending tiredness. Of the people who have acute Hepatitis C twenty five percent will completely recover with the proper treatment. Unfortunately the other seventy five percent will have it permanently. This is called chronic Hepatitis C.
Chronic Hepatitis C is a confusing disease. Some people will have the infection but it will have no affect on them at all. It will remain inactive for years, potentially as long as ten years, before there are any symptoms. There will also be no obvious signs of liver damage if the infection lays dormant. These people may only find out they have Hepatitis C because of blood work done during a yearly check-up.
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Hepatitis news on the Web
New health study focuses on hepatitis spread (Las Vegas Sun)
In the past 10 years, more than 60,000 patients across the United States were asked to go for tests for hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus because health care providers outside hospitals failed to follow basic infection control practices, says a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine Jan. 6, 2009 (Medical News Today)
1. Outbreaks of Viral Hepatitis Linked to Lapses in Infection Control Practices in Health Care Settings While transmission of Hepatitis B (HBV) and Hepatitis C (HCV) virus in health care settings is considered rare, recent reports of outbreaks indicate a growing problem. Over the past decade, there have been 33 outbreaks in nonhospital health care settings in the United States. |
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