Hepatitus C Made Simple (video) (Hepatitis C / Liver Transplant & Biopsy (Hep C) HCV Blog)

Monday, 25 April 2011

Hi to everyone, just a video about Hep C explaining what the virus is and how it operates. In this vid it says "HepatitisC can be cured" - I suppose they sound very optimistic as it was created by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, the company who are just about to launch 'Teleprevir', the latest drug for the war on HCV.
There is no doubt that this drug, and 'Boceprevir' that is also about to be launched, represent a huge leap forward in the fight against this terrible virus that affects 4 times as many people in the world than Aids and for so many people who are infected, they have no idea that they have it until it becomes a life threatening illness. What it doesn't say is that even with these new drugs, there is still no definitive cure...
take care everyone... Ian

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What Is Hepatitis C?

Hepatitis C Information:

Hepatits C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflamation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide. It is the leading cause of liver Transplant...

Hepatitis C is an inflamation of the liver caused by infection with the Hepatitis C virus is one of the five known hepatitis viruses: A, B, C, D & E. Hepatitis C was previousley known as non-A non-B hepatitis prior to isolation of the virus in 1989.

Symptoms of Acute Hepatitis C:

Acute Hepatitis C refers to first 6 months after infection with HCV. Remarkably, 60% - 70% of people develop no symptoms during the acute phase. In the minority of patients who experience acute phase symptoms, thet are generally mild and non-specific, and rarely lead to specific diagnoses of Hepatitis C. Symptoms of acute hepatitis C include decreased appetite, fatigue, abdominal pain, jaundice, itching and flu-like symptoms.

Symptoms of Chronic Hepatitis C:

Chronic Hepatitis C is defined as infection with the Hepatitis C virus persisting for more than six months. The course of chronic hepatitis C varies considerably from one person to another. Virtually all people infected with HCV have evidence of inflamation on liver biopsy however, the rate of progression of liver scarring (fibrosis) shows significant inter-individual variability.

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