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Hepatitis C – The facts
There is a wealth of information on Hepatitis C available but how can you be sure what is fact and what is fiction? Below you will find all the important facts about Hepatitis C.
Hepatitis C is a blood borne virus (a virus passed by blood to blood contact) and is one o |
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| Directory: Health - Hepatitis C |
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| Hepatitis C and its history |
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There are six different types of Hepatitis, A, B, C, D, E and G. Hepatitis C is a viral, infectious disease that is carried by the blood. If Hepatitis C is not found early in a patient, which is difficult as nine out of ten sufferers don’t show any symptoms, it can cause liver inflammation and, i |
| Author: Mike Serovey |
| Directory: Health - Hepatitis C |
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| Hepatitis C information for patients |
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What is Hepatitis C?
Hepatitis C is a virus that can be passed by blood contact, the virus has no vaccine to protect a person against infection and it doesn’t show symptoms in eighty percent of infected people.
What are the symptoms?
The possible symptoms a person could suffer are
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Hepatitis C is a viral infection that affects the bodies’ largest organ, the Liver. Hepatitis C is transmitted via the blood and causes liver inflammation and in severe cases, Cirrhosis or cancer.
There are many sources where you can become infected with the Hepatitis C virus but if you take t |
| Author: Mike Serovey |
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| Psychological affects on Hepatitis C sufferers |
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A lot of patients with Hepatitis C, especially those suffering chronic Hepatitis C do have side affects that are psychological rather than physical, many patients feel denial, anger, depression, anxiety, loneliness and stress.
Many patients will feel wronged when they find out they have Hepat |
| Author: Mike Serovey |
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| The affects of Hepatitis C on pregnancy |
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Hepatitis C can be difficult to live with at the best of times but how do you manage this infection should you be pregnant?
There are many affects Hepatitis C can have on a pregnancy, below are details on every aspect of Hepatitis during pregnancy you need to be aware of.
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| The myths of Hepatitis C |
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There are many myths about Hepatitis C, they are like the urban legends of the medical world, and below you will find many myths. The myths explained are not true and need to be told so the many people who get diagnosed with Hepatitis C can feel safe in the knowledge that they understand fact fro |
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| The silent epidemic – Hepatitis C |
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Hepatitis C is a virus caught by blood contact, it was found in the 1970’s and confirmed as Hepatitis C in the late 1980s. Hepatitis C damages the liver, the body’s largest organ by causing inflammation.
It is estimated that there are over 170 million sufferers in the world, yet many people d |
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| What is Hepatitis C? |
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Did you know that there is an estimated 270 to 300 million infected people worldwide and 9 out of 10 people infected are not aware?
There are three types of Hepatitis, A, B and C. The Hepatitis C virus is a liver disease that causes inflammation; in fact the word Hepatitis is the Latin word fo |
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| Can Hepatitis C be treated |
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Hepatitis C is virus passed by blood contact, it was initially found in the 1970’s and confirmed as Hepatitis C in the late 1980’s. Since then this viral infection has become an epidemic across the globe with hundreds of millions infected. The problem with Hepatitis is that people don’t know they |
| Author: Mike Serovey |
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