Hepatitis C

Before we will go to the meaning of hepatitis C, let’s quickly know what Hepatitis is all about.

Hepatitis simply means the inflammation if the liver. When the liver is damaged or inflamed, it is more likely to get Hepatitis of any kind.

It is a viral disease that causes infection and inflammation of the liver. The infection grows after being infected with the virus, which can also be called (HCV). 

It has two sections, which can either be Acute Hepatitis C or Chronic Hepatitis C.

There are different kinds of Hepatitis, which can be  Hepatitis A, B, or C.

Hepatitis C is a severe one that the cute to it is still not known. 

The number of those with hepatitis C is high because the disease is highly contagious.

 

Chances of getting hepatitis C

This disease can be spread through the blood to blood contact or even coming in contact with someone that has the virus.

 

The means of getting the disease is through-

• Blood transfusion
• Making use of the same needle with an infected person
• Organs transplant
• Infected mother to child, during childbearing.
• Sexual contact with an infected person, especially when there’s an exchange of blood.
• Sharing of personal belongings.

 

Why is hepatitis C contagious?

It is said to be contagious because it is being transmitted through blood to blood and intimate contact with an infected person, but not through casual contact.

 

Cure for Hepatitis  C

There’s no specific and certified vaccine for the cure of It. But the only way to tackle it is by preventing it not to come into your blood vessels. You can only avoid and take care of your body, but there’s no treatment or cure to hepatitis C.

But in order hand, if your immune system is highly equipped, it can easy to treat but, not everyone that has hepatitis C can be treated. It depends on the capability if the antibody that fights against hepatitis C in your body system. 

 

How to manage hepatitis C

There’s no specific way to manage It unless it is the guidelines you may get from your doctor. Your doctor is the rightful person to direct you on how to manage it. But you can as well help your self by changing your lifestyle to a positive one. Eat a proper balanced diet and mind how you choose a meal.

 

Note. 

It cannot be spread through breastfeeding, kissing, hugging, mosquito bites, sneezing, coughing, or any other casual contact with an infected person.

 

Prevention of Hepatitis C in the health care system.

• Being careful in injecting an infected person so as not to use the same needle or equipment on someone free from the sickness.
• Examination of blood, and checking the results very well before giving it to another patient.
• Running a text on some organs before transplants.
• Taking care of your hygiene correctly, especially when handling too many people in the hospital.

 

Others way to prevent It.

• Avoid exposure to blood during sexual intercourse.
• Make use of appropriate and right condoms during sex.
• Avoid using the same personal belongings, like toothpaste, towels, and underwear, so as not to come In contact with an infected person.

 

Stages of hepatitis C

There are different stages in which the virus can attack different people. 

 

• The incubation period

This period marks the beginning of the exposure of the disease. It is the time in which hepatitis C starts developing. It ranges from about 14- 80 days. Which the average period is 45.

 

• Acute hepatitis C

At this stage, the virus has already entered your body, and you may be having a short term illness that can last for about 60 days. After which it can be cleared by the treatment you may be giving to yourself.

 

• Chronic hepatitis C

This stage of hepatitis C, the body may not be able to clear the illness within that period of 60 months on its own, it means that it has been a long term infection which will cause a massive problem in your body system. This stage is higher than that of the acute phase.

 

• Cirrhosis stage

At this stage, the disease will now lead to inflammation, and some unwanted scars will start to replace the healthy liver cells. But before that, it can take so many years for that to occur, but alcohol intake can trigger it to grow faster.

 

• Cancer of the liver.

This is usually the last stage after the cirrhosis. A tumour will start developing so large that it can even take one part of the body system.

 

Symptoms of hepatitis C

There are no symptoms for It in many people, but in the early stage of Hepatitis, between 2- 6 months, you will be noticing unusual signs in your body system, Which includes-

 

• The colour of your urine can also change to black—dark urine.
• Feeling of fever
• Jaundice. Example of yellow skin and eyes.
• Loss of appetite
• Fatigue and pain.
• Abdominal pain ( stomach pain)
• Vomiting, and Nausea.

 

Can someone be re-infected with Hepatitis after been treated?

It is very much possible for someone who has been treated to be infected again with Hepatitis. The reason is that you are treated and cured doesn’t mean that you won’t be careful with the way you got in contact with an infected person. Sometimes, the immune system might not be too keen to hold or fight the disease. So to be on a safer side. You should try to be careful always, even when you got treated before. 

 

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