10 Essential Facts you need to know about Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C can occur without any symptoms for long or it may occur at a very slow pace that the disease can be mistaken for a common flu. It is necessary to get medical check-up at the early Symptoms of Hepatitis C to avoid spreading of disease.
- There are 150 million people affected by Hepatitis C worldwide and the deaths that occur every year is about 399000.People with HIV are more prone to hepatitis C.
- 5 to 10% of people affected with hepatitis C don’t realize about the disease and they are cured naturally. This category of people get cured without any treatment but most of the people suffering from this disease have to take proper care and medication to tackle hepatitis C.
- There is no vaccine for hepatitis C. You have to take precautions to avoid getting hepatitis C from the person who has hepatitis C. Don’t share drug needles, razors and other personal things with the person suffering from hepatitis C. Be careful while getting yourself a tattoo or while undergoing a blood transfusion . Use only sterilized needles.
- People can suffer from chronic hepatitis C without any symptoms for about 15 years. When people get liver problems they realize that they are suffering from hepatitis C. The symptoms which can occur are fatigue, yellowish skin and eyes called as jaundice, vomiting, abdomen pain and appetite loss
- The people who ignore the acute stage of hepatitis C and progress towards chronic hepatitis C are prone to severe live damage at the final stage. Due to liver damage many people are opting for liver transplantation for their life. Even after liver transplantation surgery, the person has to continue the medication of hepatitis C.
- The earlier drugs were slow and needed months to cure hepatitis C. But the newer types of drugs have shown significant improvement in the condition of patients suffering from hepatitis C. The tests after taking the prescribed medications have shown the presence of hepatitis C virus as nil. The modern day drugs have proven to be best for Hepatitis C Cure.
- Even if you have suffered from hepatitis C once, you have a chance to get it again. Even though there are antibodies in your body, they don’t protect you against hepatitis C.
- If you are suffering from hepatitis C and your blood is dropped on the floor or any surface due to any injury, make sure to clean the surface by wearing hand gloves using bleach as early as possible. The hepatitis C virus has the capability to survive outside the body. It can survive on any surface for weeks at room temperature. Although spreading hepatitis C in this case is rare, it is better to be careful than being ignorant.
- Hepatitis C is a blood borne disease. It is mainly spread when the blood of infected person comes in contact with the person with uninfected blood. Hepatitis C doesn’t spread by sharing drinks, eating food, sharing utensils, shaking hands, hugging and holding someone who is infected with hepatitis C.