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| WHAT
IS IT?:
A liver disease caused by a virus |
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| CAUSE:
Hepatitis C virus |
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| TRANSMISSION
Contact with blood, semen, vaginal secretions, saliva. Sexual contact, household contact, mother to baby, transfusions (this is unlikely due to blood screenings today). |
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| SYMPTOMS:
FIRST APPEARANCE: 2-6 months after infection WOMEN - Jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, intermittent nausea, vomiting MEN - Jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, intermittent nausea, vomiting |
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| TESTS:
Blood test for antibody titers |
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| TREATMENT:
No treatment except supportive care with rest and proper diet. |
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| CURABLE:
No cure |
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| LIFE TIME EFFECTS
FOR YOU:
85% of infected persons will develop chronic infections 70% will develop chronic liver disease Can eventually cause death |
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| COMMENTS:
Estimated 3.9 million chronically infected Americans. The level of infection appears to have leveled off as more people become aware of the disease. |
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| ADDITIONAL RESOURCE: Center for Disease contol Fact Sheet on Hepatitis C | ||||||||||||||
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