Hepatitis C, long-term condition

In addition to being a disease of which main transmission route is perinatal followed by use of contaminated syringes of blood transfusions or Sexual intercourse risk, Hepatitis C is a long-standing disease that can eventually lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer.

The head of the Department of Infectious Diseases of the Jalisco IMSS, Dr. Ernesto Eduardo Echegaray Guerrero, warns that could take up to 30 years for the disease to end in one or two of the fatal diseases .

In addition to the above, hepatitis C is badociated with other but less common complications, such as renal failure, diabetes or metabolic syndrome, discussed in connection with the World Day of Hepatitis commemorated on July 28th.

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Indicated that Hepatitis C can be transmitted through contaminated blood, so the specialist recommends to not not share items from personal hygiene rakes toothbrushes, and a lot less syringes

The social security expert, pointed out that you should always use protection during bad.

He added that it is a silent disease at first, but there may be manifestations such as fatigue, weakness, lack of concentration and persistent pain or discomfort in the liver .

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Treatment for Hepatitis C involves the supply of drugs and in fact the pathology is already curable, he said.

Echegarray Guerrero, added that for the diagnosis, it is important to perform a liver function test, in conjunction with an ecosonogram, and a clinical examination of the patient, which can be felt if the liver is hardened or with a granular consistency.

Concluded that hepatitis C virus is the leading cause of nonalcoholic cirrhosis and hepatic steatosis.