Saturday, September 13, 2014

Hepatitis C or c

About hepatitis C or hepatitis C is an infection of the liver caused by a virus. There are many viruses cause several types of hepatitis. The virus hepatitis "C" One of these viruses, which cause some kind of inflammation of the liver known as hepatitis "C". There are millions of people in the world infected with hepatitis "C". Liver and hepatitis liver an important member of the body, located in the upper right section of the abdomen. Regulate the functions of the liver and digestive system and the process of nutrition in the body; After eating, they are digested and absorbed, and then take the blood vessels to the liver. Liver is working to address the food is absorbed, such as grease, sugar, protein and vitamins, so can the rest of the organs of the body to take advantage of them. Rid the liver of harmful substances and toxins before they have a chance to poison the body. Liver also makes bile, a yellow liquid helps to absorb the food we eat. It consists of a yellow chemical yellow color, is bilirubin. Secrete bile directly to the first section of the small intestine through the channel of the University; has been stored in the gallbladder before emptying them in the gut. It gives the stool brown or yellowish oblique oblique greener. The liver also manufactures chemicals, especially enables the blood from clotting when we wound. Viruses are tiny objects, they can not reproduce, but after that invade whoever becomes the last, adding to it, including what causes ulcers of the mouth and lips, which follow colds and flu. Not only can be seen under microscopes electronic viruses very strong. There is a virus called hepatitis "C", invades the human body through contaminated blood. This virus infects the liver infection we call hepatitis "C". May result in hepatitis "C" to serious complications affecting the health of the liver, may end in death. Symptoms of hepatitis when a person becomes infected with hepatitis "C", it may not feel any symptoms at first. And the symptoms of hepatitis "C" in the habit of influenza-like symptoms, including fever. Or quivering trembled from the cold (chills). Stomach pain. Nausea. Fatigue. Some may be symptoms of hepatitis "C" since the very start, leads to an imbalance in the performance of the functions of the liver; And then, you may not emptied the liver substance bilirubin in the bile, this article accumulate in the blood and increases levels. With high levels of bilirubin in the blood, imbued skin and whites of the eyes yellow, and called the case of jaundice. This may cause a high level of bilirubin in the blood intense itching. This may cause a high level of bilirubin in the blood are also turning to the color of the urine becomes dark yellow, and may also become a stool white color such as dialogue or chalk, because it does not imbued bile. After twenty years, it may cause hepatitis "C" to liver damage, a condition known as cirrhosis of the liver; then the liver can not clean the blood, and can also meet the needs of the body of food; may end up comatose and then death. If infected with hepatitis deals alcoholic beverages, it would be at much greater risk of injury Balchma. Patients have hepatitis "C" at risk more than others in terms of the incidence of liver cancer. Out of every hundred infected with hepatitis "C", we find: 55-85 infected with the disease may have aggravated the long-term infection. 70 injured may have exacerbated the disease to liver disease affects the functions performed by the liver. 5-20 infected with the disease may have aggravated over 20-30 years to severely impact on liver function, may make it necessary to do planting liver. 1-5 percent may die from the consequences of long-term infection (liver cancer or cirrhosis of the liver). Is an inflammation of the liver of the main reasons that require a liver transplant treatment of hepatitis are available at the present time are two types of treatments for hepatitis "C": Interferons. Ribavirin. Interferons chemicals that enhance the immune system and fights hepatitis "C". The ribavirin thereby acting directly against hepatitis "C". The dual treatment given weekly injections of interferon and a daily dose of ribavirin is the treatment of choice, and is characterized by good results, as the ongoing response to this treatment, ranging from 40 to 80% (and the results depend on the genotype of the virus). The treatment Balantrveron and they are usually left alone for patients who can not eat ribavirin. The ribavirin no benefit if taken alone. And received treatment with a combination of interferon and joint Ribaveron approval for use in children aged between 3 and 17 years. It may be a common combination for the treatment of Interferons and ribavirin some side effects, including: headaches. Fever. Lack of appetite. Fatigue. Nausea and vomiting. Ease of infection. Problems caused by bleeding. Abnormalities with the fetus. Heart failure or in college. Worsening hepatic function. Death in rare cases. Therefore, it is important to follow up with the doctor who monitors any possible side effect of the treatment, and then either modify the dose or stop treatment if the need arises. Given treatment for months, and the period of time depends on the genotype of the virus. The physician can check the success of the treatment sequential tests to determine the extent of control the virus in the blood. It should be on women infected with hepatitis Review doctor before you decide pregnancy, Vaduah hepatitis "C" may lead to abnormalities in embryos; also that the mother can transmit the infection to her baby. It is believed that infections occur in the newborn during birth, when the baby's blood mixed with the blood of his mother. Doctors do not know at the present time a way to prevent this danger meager infection during childbirth. 

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