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Hepatitis C

Also called: Hep C, HCV

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Some people with hepatitis C do not notice a big difference in the way they feel. Others feel tired, sick, or depressed. The following are steps...
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If chronic hepatitis C damages your liver so severely that it no longer works well (end-stage liver failure), you may need a liver transplant to...
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There are two forms of hepatitis C. The first form is called acutehepatitis C, which means that you recently became infected with the virus. The...
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Hepatitis C is a disease caused by a virus that infects the liver. In time, it can lead to permanent liver damage as well as cirrhosis, liver cancer...
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After you are infected with hepatitis C, you enter an early, shorter-term (acute) stage of the disease. Some people with acute hepatitis C fight off...
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Certain factors may increase your risk of becoming infected with the hepatitis C virus. Just because you are at risk for getting hepatitis C does not...
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Callor other emergency services immediately if you have hepatitis C and you:Feel extremely confused or are having hallucinations.Are bleeding from...
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Hepatitis C infection is a disease caused by a virus that infects the liver. This liver infection becomes a continuing (chronic) condition in most...
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Flu-like symptoms, hair thinning, and depression are common side effects of interferon or pegylated interferon. Depression may be serious and is...
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Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus. It is difficult for the human immune system to eliminate the virus from the...
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Most of the signs and symptoms of HCV relate to the liver. Less commonly, HCV causes conditions outside of the liver. An example is when the body...
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Patients at risk for cirrhosis should be considered for treatment of HCV. According to a consensus statement from the National Institutes of Health...
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The presence of hepatitis C infection in the liver triggers the human immune system, which leads to inflammation. Over time (usually decades)...
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The optimal treatment for nonresponders and relapsers is not well established. A minority of nonresponders (6% to 12%) will respond to a second...
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About 75% of people have no symptoms when they first acquire hepatitis C infection. The remaining 25% may complain of fatigue, loss of appetite...
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