Hepatitis C

Introduction: Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is the most common chronic bloodborne infection in the United States. Approximately 3.9 million (1.8%) persons in the ... more about Hepatitis C.

Hepatitis C: Viral liver infection spread by blood. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Hepatitis C is available below.

Symptoms of Hepatitis C

• Flu-like symptoms
• Fever
• Fatigue
• Nausea
• Vomiting

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Hepatitis C:

• Home Hepatitis Tests
• Home Liver Tests

Medical Textbooks Online about Hepatitis C

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Diagnostic Tests for Hepatitis C

• Serum ALT
• Anti-HCV antibodies
• Serum aminotransferase levels
• Liver biopsy

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Hepatitis C?

• Misdiagnosis of Hepatitis C
• Failure to diagnose Hepatitis C
• Underlying causes of Hepatitis C (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Failure to diagnose Hepatitis C

Causes of Hepatitis C

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Patient Surveys for Hepatitis C

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Prognosis for Hepatitis C

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Reseach about Hepatitis C

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Clinical Trials for Hepatitis C

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Hepatitis C include:

• Thymosin Plus PEG-Interferon in Hepatitis C Patients With Cirrhosis Who Did Not Respond to Interferon or Interferon Plus Ribavirin - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - thymalfasin (thymosin alpha 1),PEGinterferon alfa-2a
• Thymosin Plus PEG-Interferon in Non-Cirrhotic Hepatitis C Patients Who Did Not Respond to Interferon or Interferon Plus Ribavirin - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - thymalfasin (thymosin alpha 1) + PEGinterferon alfa-2a,placebo + PEGinterferon alfa-2a
• Gradual Withdrawal of Immune System Suppressing Drugs in Hepatitis C Virus Patients Receiving a Liver Transplant - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Tacrolimus,Corticosteroids
• PEDS-C: Pegylated Interferon +/- Ribavirin for Children With Hepatitis C - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Pegylated Interferon +/- Ribavirin
• Comparison of PEG-Intron and Two Different Doses of Ribavirin for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C In Treatment Nave Subjects - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Ribavirin, PEG-Intron

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Prevention of Hepatitis C

Prevention information for Hepatitis C has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Hepatitis C.

• Avoid unprotected sex
• Avoid sharing drug needles
• Avoid unsanitary tattoo methods
• Avoid unsanitary body piercing methods
• Avoid needlestick injury

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Statistics for Hepatitis C

• Medical statistics for Hepatitis C
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Hepatitis C
• Death and Mortality statistics for Hepatitis C
• Society statistics for Hepatitis C

Types of Hepatitis C

• Acute Hepatitis C
• Chronic Hepatitis C

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Medical Guidebooks and Ebooks for Hepatitis C

• Icon Health Sourcebook for Hepatitis C

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Article Excerpts about Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is the most common chronic bloodborne infection in the United States. Approximately 3.9 million (1.8%) persons in the United States are infected with HCV. About 7% of these may have acquired their infection from blood transfusion. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Hepatitis C: CDC-OC)

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Definitions of Hepatitis C:

RAEB: Used for the diseases or the viruses. - (Source - Diseases Database)

A viral hepatitis clinically indistinguishable from hepatitis B but caused by a single-stranded RNA virus; usually transmitted by parenteral means (as injection of an illicit drug or blood transfusion or exposure to blood or blood products) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)