What is Chronic Hepatitis C?

What is Chronic Hepatitis C?

• Chronic Hepatitis C: Chronic form of Hepatitis C viral liver infection.

Chronic Hepatitis C: Introduction

Types of Chronic Hepatitis C:

Broader types of Chronic Hepatitis C:

• Liver conditions
• Hepatitis
• Viral Hepatitis
• Hepatitis C
• Viral diseases
• Chronic liver disease
• Chronic infections
• Diseases contagious from intravenous needles
• Diseases contagious from blood
• Diseases contagious from blood transfusion
• Diseases contagious contagious mother-to-fetus
• more types...»

How many people get Chronic Hepatitis C?

Prevalance of Chronic Hepatitis C: Almost 4 million Americans have antibodies indicating infection or prior exposure (NIDDK).
Prevalance Rate of Chronic Hepatitis C: approx 1 in 68 or 1.47% or 4 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Chronic Hepatitis C: Almost 4 million Americans, or 1.8 percent of the U.S. population, have antibody to HCV (anti-HCV), indicating ongoing or previous infection with the virus. (Source: excerpt from Chronic Hepatitis C Current Disease Management: NIDDK) ... It is estimated that there are between 2 and 5 million HCV chronic carriers. (Source: excerpt from Hepatitis: NWHIC)

How serious is Chronic Hepatitis C?

Complications of Chronic Hepatitis C: see complications of Chronic Hepatitis C
Deaths for Chronic Hepatitis C: estimated 8,000 to 10,000 deaths annually in the United States (NIDDK)

What causes Chronic Hepatitis C?

Causes of Chronic Hepatitis C: see causes of Chronic Hepatitis C
Risk factors for Chronic Hepatitis C: see risk factors for Chronic Hepatitis C

What are the symptoms of Chronic Hepatitis C?

Symptoms of Chronic Hepatitis C: see symptoms of Chronic Hepatitis C

Complications of Chronic Hepatitis C: see complications of Chronic Hepatitis C

Can anyone else get Chronic Hepatitis C?

Contagion of Chronic Hepatitis C: Spread by blood and blood products: transfusions (before 1992), shared needles, mother-to-fetus
More information: see contagiousness of Chronic Hepatitis C

Chronic Hepatitis C: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Chronic Hepatitis C.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Chronic Hepatitis C.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Chronic Hepatitis C: see treatments for Chronic Hepatitis C
Prevention of Chronic Hepatitis C: see prevention of Chronic Hepatitis C
Research for Chronic Hepatitis C: see research for Chronic Hepatitis C

Society issues for Chronic Hepatitis C

Hospitalization statistics for Chronic Hepatitis C: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Chronic Hepatitis C:

• 0.007% (903) of hospital consultant episodes were for chronic hepatitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 88% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 35% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 65% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 21% of hospital consultant episodes for chronic hepatitis required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 7.9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for chronic hepatitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for chronic hepatitis in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• more statistics...»

Organs Affected by Chronic Hepatitis C:

Organs and body systems related to Chronic Hepatitis C include:

• Liver

Name and Aliases of Chronic Hepatitis C

Main name of condition: Chronic Hepatitis C

Class of Condition for Chronic Hepatitis C: viral

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Chronic Hepatitis C:

• NANB hepatitis
• Acute hepatitis
• Hepatitis
• Virus infection
• Viral infection
• Virus
• Chronic liver disease
• Hepatocellular carcinoma
• Hepatoma
• HCC
• Cirrhosis
• Orthotopic liver transplantation
• OLT
• Quasispecies
• Interferon
• IFN
• Sustained virologic response
• Sustained virological response
• SVR

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