Viral hepatitis C.

November 14, 2011

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Viral hepatitis C.   - Anthroponotic disease caused by a virus and parenteral damage. The most commonly takes the form of Acute   or chronic   (most often) inflammation of the liver . Many people call this disease "affectionate", as it is usually the symptoms are very similar to other diseases. According to statistics, there are supposedly the world's 500 million people suffering from or being carriers of hepatitis C virus

Nature of hepatitis C is multifactorial. There hepatitis primary   - The nature of the virus, and hepatitis secondary That occur against other diseases. As noncommunicable (such as diseases of the digestive system, various blood disease , and toxicosis pregnant ), And infectious ( Infectious mononucleosis . sepsis . intestinal infections . adenoviral infection ) Diseases.

There is a kind of disease as   acute hepatitis C . It is the result of interaction between different toxic drugs, toxic waste from industry, contaminated with radiation, poison pale toadstool.

Statistical data and observations of doctors say that in the coming year, hepatitis C virus, unfortunately, will be a major challenge for the health care structures. Most of humanity is exposed to the disease and its spread is gaining fast paced growth in the number of infected people.

Of all the diseases that affect just the liver, hepatitis C is the major threat to mankind. As already mentioned, the causative agent of diseases such as hepatitis C, a virus, and it has its own etiology . He refers to the family Flaviviridae It has its own shell and has a diameter of 60-70 nm. If microscopic diagnosis on the surface of the viral envelope is very clearly visible bumps and ridges height of 6-7 nm. Very unstable pathogen to the effects of the environment.

The main way of infection is parenteral Ie biomaterial infected person, in this case, the blood enters the blood stream of another, noninfected. In this case, possible contamination. With the flow of blood the virus enters the liver and begins to multiply. The disease is not only due to the metabolic products of the virus and the immune system itself, lymphocytes It destroys infected liver cells. Infection is possible with the manipulation of parenteral (injection, patch testing for drugs in dental services), as in some other cases, such as when applied to the skin tattoos, piercings, provision of hairdressing services. Very few cases of infection, disease such as hepatitis C, sexually. Infection via these routes is 15%. Basically it transmitted by sexual contact and hepatitis B virus, but other groups - Hepatitis B .

Very often, after the virus is absolutely nothing happens, i.e., no disease onset and clinical symptoms. The infected person becomes a carrier of the virus, but most hepatitis C had not been observed. Vector control, in turn, will know that they are infected during a blood test for the virus of hepatitis C. Some did not know about his infection. It so happens that the carriers of the disease and live for 50-60 years, being in absolute ignorance.

Symptoms of hepatitis C virus

From the time of infection and before the appearance of first clinical symptoms may take from 3 to 27 weeks. The first clinical symptoms as acute joint pain . indigestion . weakness   and malaise . The symptoms of hepatitis C are characteristic only for the initial period, which lasts about 2-9 weeks. Usually acute hepatitis C is no different appearance jaundice Because neither in the initial period of the disease or its later manifestations are not noticeable. Also it is not typical for this form of hepatitis and hyperthermia . The temperature rise is hepatitis B. In the early stages of the disease, if time does not make a diagnosis and begin immediate treatment - very high risk of progression of the disease in a chronic stage that is fraught with cirrhosis And in the worst case, and liver cancer . If you suspect a chronic hepatitis C, the main symptoms usually are increased fatigue and mental depression . They are caused by the influence of metabolic products of the hepatitis C virus in the body's nervous system.

Diagnosis of viral hepatitis C

When making the decision, and a diagnosis that a person is ill with such a disease like hepatitis C is much easier if the doctor has a complete and accurate information about all previous surveys, and human diseases.

As practice shows, people generally know they have hepatitis C, while donating blood or in the process, when they pass the usual examination.

Be sure to go through all the tests and pass all the tests to identify your body hepatitis C if:

• if the blood is bad, that is, some of the symptoms are not very healthy condition of the liver. The ability to use donor services, and received donated blood from a person who has hepatitis C;
• using non-sterile syringes, no matter when it was, even if it was many years ago;
• if you are working in institutions where people are treated with this disease, and you come in contact with the blood of these people, or a syringe that stabbed them, or have contact with other body fluids of patients with hepatitis C people;
• If your sexual partner is a list of people with hepatitis C;
• if your kidneys were failing in normal operation, and they passed through the apparatus of the filtering process, the so-called hemodialysis .

Diagnosis of hepatitis C includes a number of studies, health workers take blood tests, so-called " liver function tests ". In the laboratory, microscopic and bacterioscopic by watching the activity of "liver" enzymes. Also conducted research for the presence of markers of hepatitis C virus infection in addition to all of the above methods can be added and konfirmatsionnogo tests . They allow to distinguish between a false-positive samples from blood samples actually containing antibodies raised to hepatitis C. In these tests, the principle imunnoblota example test RIBA   or Lia TEK HCV .

Before the approval of the patient is really sick with hepatitis C, not any other form of it is also taken into account the real history   ill. Yet, certainly, an ultrasound examination of the liver and spleen for their increase.

Treatment of Hepatitis C

Currently absolute 100% treatment of hepatitis C does not exist. While a few years ago, statistics show that the positive results in the treatment of this disease was only 30-40% of cases. At this point, the same stats had a change for the better and now the industry experts can say with confidence that this number has increased to 50-80%. But with proper treatment and well-planned number of people cured of illnesses that can reach all of 60-90%.

If the results of tests revealed changes in the liver, that is, to detect the disease, the treatment of hepatitis C should not be delayed.

The maximum effective results can give the use of combination antiviral therapy. As part of the preparations of this therapy include interferon   and Ribavirin . Individually, these two drugs are less effective. But there are times when the appointment of one of the drugs is contraindicated, then can be assigned to treatment with one drug, called monotherapy.

It should be remembered that the hepatitis C virus rapidly mutates and adapts to the human immune system, so drugs that have been successful in the fight today - tomorrow may not be as effective.

Another practice symptomatic therapy, ie the treatment is aimed at something that would arrest the symptoms of hepatitis C. This removal of mental disorders, and a decrease in fatigue levels by receiving amphetamine . chlorophyllin   et al., as well as enhance the resilience of the immune system. For this purpose, are well suited immunomodulatory drugs , such as fosprenil . Neot . neoferon . ribotan   and others. Also must support suffering liver hepatoprotectors : gepabene . Essentiale forte . phosphogliv . Galstena . But these drugs only support and improve liver function, they have no antiviral effect.

Nowadays, advertising is very influenced by the subconscious. And unfortunately, a lot of advertising medicines, including for the treatment of hepatitis. But do not forget that advertising is not always true. Harm these drugs can not bring, but the benefits would not be so sure. Therefore, do not self-medicate and consult experts who will not give you the help and accurately prescribe, the treatment of hepatitis C, which can help you.

The hardest treatment lends itself to acute and chronic hepatitis C in people older than 40 years, and especially in men. It is also quite difficult to achieve positive results in the treatment of this disease with prolonged duration of it in the human body.

There are times when after treatment with a positive result was not achieved, or it was incomplete. For such cases, there are special schemes and courses of re-treatment. There are new drugs to combat hepatitis C is much more effective and earlier, so there are chances that new drugs will help and give a positive result.

Duration of treatment for hepatitis C in each individual patient and depends on a number of different reasons, and particularly the stage of hepatitis C and nature of the flow in a patient. Treatment of hepatitis C and may last about 12 months.

In the treatment of hepatitis B may be some side effects . Statistics show that it is easy to tolerate treatment mainly young people. Side effects may include such as in the analysis of the blood an easy mark hemolytic anemia That is, the destruction erythrocyte ; as it is easy dyspepsia ; elevated levels in the blood Uric acid ; happens headache ; In rare cases intolerances medicines. In the treatment of interferon, side effects are guaranteed, but they are projected. In the initial stage of treatment the body gets used to the drug in the form of fever, joint pain and muscle aches, sometimes vomiting, and weakness of the body. It takes getting used to for a few days. After that, the body gets used, but tiredness and weakness remains. There are rare cases in which a decrease in interferon treatment of mood may be hair loss, weight loss, depression, dry skin. Therefore, during treatment, be sure you need medical supervision.

Unfortunately, there is a category of people who combined treatment of hepatitis C is contraindicated. These categories include:

• people on sick heart failure Sick diabetes . high blood pressure People with chronic lung disease;
• people who use services and their donor were transplanted lung, heart, kidney;
• People with the disease Thyroid ;
• women during pregnancy ;
• children up to 3 years;
• those who can not tolerate any drug for the treatment of hepatitis C.

Complications of hepatitis C virus

Of course, as in every serious disease complications arise. Because hepatitis C refers to a number of heavy and poorly treatable disease, there is a number of consequences. Some believe that hepatitis C is not a diagnosis, and the sentence. Therefore, the most dangerous and unpleasant complication is considered to psychological problems. This includes features such as: fear of loneliness, fear of infecting loved ones, exacerbated fear of death, and a sense of inferiority. During this period, the patient really needs the support of loved ones in a state of a person simply psychologically and emotionally detached from all the people.

In addition there are a number of psychological problems and other hazards. Complications of hepatitis C virus is often inflammatory and functional diseases of the biliary tract, as well as renal coma Which arises due to necrosis of liver cells. The reason for this coma in that in the blood enter the necrotic liver tissue particles, thus affecting the central nervous system of the organism, that leads to the extinction of the vital functions of the whole organism.

Preventing Hepatitis C

Prevent Hepatitis C is much easier than cure. Therefore, the first and easiest methods and ways of prevention include education and outreach to people. The more a person has information about the illness, the less likely that he will succumb themselves to the risk of the disease.

You should avoid contact with various objects (scissors, razors, manicure sets, etc.) used by the patients with hepatitis C. Also, avoid contact with the patient's blood for hepatitis C.

At present time, unfortunately, a medicament for preventing a disease does not exist. Therefore, prevention of hepatitis C carried out by methods which are reduced to what is necessary to check blood, drug prevention and education work among young people and adolescents, etc.