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The source of the disease are patients with hepatitisC and carriers of the virus. An infection is transmitted through the blood and its components, the largest number of cases are drug addicts. You can get infected at the dentist, during the tattooing, piercing, during the manicure. Getting a virus during a blood transfusion is almost impossible, so all the donor blood is tested for the hepatitis C virus. There is a possible way of transmission from the mother to the fetus, very rarely - through sexual transmission.

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The incubation period of hepatitis C is from 2weeks to 6 months, during this time the virus multiplies in the body. Often, the infected do not develop any disease for a long time, they consider themselves healthy, but they are the source of infection.

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At the end of the incubation periodPeriod of clinical manifestations. The temperature rises, general weakness appears, malaise, headache, irritability, joint pain and body aches. Occasionally there are rashes on the body.

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After 5-7 days the condition deteriorates, the appetite disappears, the urine becomes dark, the feces discolor, pain and heaviness appear in the right hypochondrium, nausea and vomiting.

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When examined, the liver is enlarged, inblood levels of bilirubin and hepatic enzymes increase, markers of hepatitis C appear. After a few days, jaundice of the skin and sclera appear, after which the condition improves somewhat.

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Approximately 20% of patients recover, 20% become carriers of the virus, in others, the disease becomes chronic.

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The chronic form of hepatitis is the most dangerous. The most characteristic signs - fast fatigue, weakness, a person can not perform the previous physical activity, there may be nausea, pain in the right hypochondrium. These symptoms are of a periodic nature, so few people pay attention to them, connecting them with overwork, lack of sleep, etc. .

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Symptoms such as darkening of urine, icterusskin, vascular sprouts on the skin, enlargement of the liver, edema on the legs, appear in the advanced stage of chronic hepatitis C. This form of hepatitis is dangerous because it often turns into cirrhosis and liver cancer. If hepatitis C is combined with other forms of hepatitis, this increases the severity of the disease and is fatal.

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Treatment of hepatitis must becomplex. A diet is prescribed with the exception of sharp, fried, smoked dishes. It is necessary to completely exclude alcohol and canned products. Supportive and detoxification therapy is used.

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For the treatment of chronic hepatitis C are prescribedantiviral drugs of the group of interferons. Also appointed hepatoprotectors (drugs that protect liver cells from damage). Duration of treatment is from six months to several years, depending on the severity of the disease. Complete recovery of chronic hepatitis C does not occur. The goal of the treatment is to prevent the passage of hepatitis into cirrhosis.