Hepatitis C is one of the most common types of viral hepatitis. Learn more about how you get hep C, the symptoms, how it's diagnosed, and the most common treatments.
HCV can cause acute or chronic hepatitis and is a health problem all over the world. It is one of the leading causes of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, and is a common indication for liver...
Hepatitis D is a liver disease in both acute and chronic forms caused by the hepatitis D virus (HDV) that requires HBV for its replication. HDV-HBV co-infection is considered the most severe form o...
Treatment for Hepatitis C depends on several factors. Explore options, learn the questions to ask, and learn what to expect during Hepatitis C treatment.
Overview ; Hepatitis C infection has several stages. When you first get a virus, it goes through what’s called an incubation period. This is when it’s busy replicating itself in your body. The virus keeps replicating until it reaches the threshold where your body recognizes the infection. Then your immune system kicks in, and that’s when you begin to notice symptoms. With hepatitis C, the incubation period can last from two weeks to six months. The acute stage of infection begins when your immune system kicks in. It’s also when you begi ...
Hepatitis C, Acute - Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment from the MSD Manuals - Medical Consumer Version.
Several clinical trials showed that treatment of hepatitis C infection during the acute phase is associated with high sustained virological response (SVR) rates ranging between 75% and 100...
Treatment for acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has significantly better outcomes than treatment for chronic infection. The short window of the acute period poses challenges for young injecti...
tolerated in all but one patient, who stopped therapy after 12 weeks because of side effects. Conclusions: Treatment of acute hepatitis C with interferon alfa-2b prevents chronic infection.
Background & Aims: Acute hepatitis C infection progresses to chronic infection in up to 80% of infected persons. Reports from Europe indicate that early treatment of acute hepatitis C infection pro...