Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation, sometimes leading to serious liver damage. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) spreads through contaminated blood.
Until recently, hepatitis C treatment required weekly injections and oral medications that many HCV-infected people couldn't take because of other health problems or unacceptable side effects. That's changing. Today, chronic HCV is usually curable with oral medications taken every day for two to six months.
Hepatitis C (Hep C) is a serious, blood-borne disease that has been under the radar. It’s not talked about much, so even though it affects millions, many people don’t know about it. It’s almost been forgotten. According to Hep C Hope, people can live with it for years with no symptoms, this infection slowly damages their liver and by the time symptoms do appear, the liver is most likely damaged already. If HCV is left untreated, it can cause liver damage, liver cancer, and even death. Each year, more people die from Hep C than from HIV.
The Hepatitis C Virus can be transmitted by small amounts of blood and can live outside the body for up to 3 weeks. There are many ways people can get Hep C such as blood transfusions, organ donations, or blood products before 1992, unsterilized tools at tattoo parlors, past recreational drug use, and the less commonly, sharing personal items that have infected blood, such as shaving razors or toothbrushes.
HEP C CAN BE CURED. Recent scientific advances have made today’s treatments for Hep C shorter and more effective, with cure rates of around 95%. The Hep C test is a simple, one-time blood test, but it’s not part of routine blood work. Newer medicines called direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have greatly improved cure rates for Hep C. These are injection-free oral medicines that work directly against the virus to keep it from multiplying inside the body. Most DAAs are taken in combination with each other or other medicines. Your medical provider will need to identify the specific type of Hep C you have, called your genotype, in order to know which one of these treatments may be an option for you. If you have Hep C, it can be cured.
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