\ud83d\udca1 Hepatitis C is a disease caused by a virus that can be transmitted through blood from one person to another.
\n\ud83d\udccdThe hepatitis C virus (HCV) was first identified in 1989. The pathology mainly affects the liver.<\/p>\n
\u23f3The incubation period (from the moment of infection to the appearance of symptoms) lasts from 2 weeks to 6 months, most often 45-60 days.
\nThe main danger of this form of hepatitis lies in early diagnosis. The reason for this is the complete absence of symptoms or their minor manifestations.<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udccdSymptoms:
\n\u2013 increased sweating (especially at night);
\n\u2013 increased body temperature;
\n\u2013 arthralgia (joint pain, aches);
\n\u2013 loss of appetite, nausea;
\n\u2013 heaviness in the epigastric region;
\n\u2013 feeling of discomfort in the right hypochondrium (due to bile stasis or inflammation of the gallbladder);
\n\u2013 impaired concentration, inattention;
\n\u2013 rapid fatigue;
\n\u2013 spider veins, itching, rash;
\n\u2013 digestive disorders (constipation, diarrhea);
\n\u2013 light-colored, discolored stool;
\n\u2013 dark urine;
\n\u2013 moderate increase in liver size;
\n\u2013 general weakness, dizziness.<\/p>\n
\ud83e\ude78Acute hepatitis C - clear contact with infection, positive viral RNA for 6 months or an increase in serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), or seroconversion, in which antibodies and \/ or hepatitis C virus RNA are absent in the first sample and present in the second. Blood tests show an increase in bilirubin, liver tests.<\/p>\n
\u203c\ufe0f70-75% patients who have had an acute form of hepatitis C develop a chronic form.<\/p>\n
\ud83e\ude78 Chronic hepatitis C is a continuous disease of hepatitis C outside the acute phase. It is characterized by mild symptoms, which poses a great danger to the patient's health. Pronounced symptoms begin to appear in severe stages: weight loss, itching of the skin, enlargement of the liver and spleen, spider veins, bleeding.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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