Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation, sometimes leading to serious liver damage. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) spreads through contaminated blood. Signs and Symptoms : Bleeding easily Bruising easily Fatigue Poor appetite Yellow discoloration of the skin and eyes (jaundice) Dark-colored urine Itchy skin Fluid buildup in your abdomen (ascites) Swelling in your legs Weight loss Confusion, drowsiness and slurred speech (hepatic encephalopathy) Spider-like blood vessels on your skin (spider angiomas) Causes : Hepatitis C infection is caused by the hepatitis C virus. The infection spreads when blood contaminated with the virus enters the bloodstream of an uninfected person. Globally, HCV exists in several distinct forms, known as genotypes. The most common HCV genotype in North America and Europe is type 1. Type 2 also occurs in the United States and Europe, but is less common than type 1. Both type 1 and type 2 have also spread through much of the world, although other genotypes cause a majority of infections in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Although chronic hepatitis C follows a similar course regardless of the genotype of the infecting virus, treatment recommendations vary depending on viral genotype. Diagnosis: Screening for hepatitis C If an initial blood test shows that you have hepatitis C, additional blood tests will: Measure the quantity of the hepatitis C virus in your blood (viral load) Identify the genotype of the virus Doctors typically use one or more of the following tests to assess liver damage in chronic hepatitis C. Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE). Transient elastography. Liver biopsy. Transient elastography Prevention : Stop using illicit drugs, particularly if you inject them. If you use illicit drugs, seek help. Be cautious about body piercing and tattooing. If you choose to undergo piercing or tattooing, look for a reputable shop. Ask questions beforehand about how the equipment is cleaned. Make sure the employees use sterile needles. If employees won't answer your questions, look for another shop. Practice safer sex. Don't engage in unprotected sex with multiple partners or with any partner whose health status is uncertain. Sexual transmission between monogamous couples may occur, but the risk is low.

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Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip

Nephrolithiasis - Diagnosis And Treatment!

Dr. Sachin Bajirao Patil

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor o...read more

Nephrologist•Pune

Kidney stones are often small enough and pass through urine without much bother. Most kidney stones are smaller than 4 mm in diameter. Having said this, even the smallest of kidney stones can be really painful until they pass through urine. It typically takes a couple of days for the body to get rid of it. While medication and self-care are the foremost options, there are a range of other options as well available for treating kidney stones.

Admission to a Hospital-

You must ge...more

Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip

Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) - How Does It Remove Kidney Stones?

Dr. Kulbhushan Bhartiya

MBBS, MS - General Surgery

General Surgeon•Faridabad

Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is an invasive surgical procedure in which a large (more than 2cm), irregularly shaped, or very dense kidney stone/stones are removed through a small incision in the skin, when other non-invasive procedures are not feasible anymore. Stones are extracted, plucked, or vacuumed by using surgical instruments through a small cut in the back. It is performed under general anesthesia and is considered one of the most efficient approaches to stone removal.

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Last Updated: 1 year ago• Featured Tip

Eosinophilia: What is it, its causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention

Dr. Gaurav Dhingra

MBBS, DNB - Hematology

Hematologist•

Eosinophilia is when the level of eosinophils is higher than normal level in blood. Eosinophils are a type of WBC (white blood cells). These cells are the immune system of our body which helps to fight diseases. When there is parasitic infection, bacterial infection or any type of allergic reaction, these cells help us to fight it. It is also useful in defeating cancer.

If there is an attack of foreign substance/lives there is an increase at levels of eosinophils in blood or if attack i...more

Last Updated: 1 year ago• Featured Tip

ईओसिनोफिलिया क्या है?

Dr. Girish Kamat

DNB (Hematology), Fellowship in Hematolo...read more

Hematologist•Hubli-Dharwad

ईओसिनोफिलिया तब होता है जब आपका शरीर असामान्य रूप से ईओसिनोफिल पैदा करता है। ईओसिनोफिल कई श्वेत रक्त कोशिकाओं में से एक हैं जो आपकी प्रतिरक्षा प्रणाली का सहयोग करती हैं।

कभी-कभी, कुछ चिकित्सीय स्थितियां और दवाएं ईओसिनोफिल के उच्च स्तर का कारण बनती हैं।

ईओसिनोफिलिया क्या है?
ईओसिनोफिल श्वेत रक्त कोशिकाओं में से एक हैं जो आपकी प्रतिरक्षा प्रणाली को सपोर्ट करती हैं। वे एलर्जी के खिलाफ आपके शरीर की रक्षा प्रणाली का हिस्सा हैं और आपके शरीर को फंगल और परजीवी संक्रमण से बचाने में ...more

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Last Updated: 2 years ago• Featured Tip

इओसिनोफिलिया के लक्षण, कारण, इलाज, दवा, उपचार |

Dr. L Muralidhar

MBBS, MD - General Medicine

General Physician•Hyderabad

इओसिनोफिलिया एक ऐसी स्थिति है जब आपके रक्त में इओसिनोफिल के सामान्य स्तर से अधिक पाया जाता है। इओसिनोफिल्स एक प्रकार की बीमारी से लड़ने वाली श्वेत रक्त कोशिका हैं। इसे कई बार सामान्य भाषा में स्नोफीलिया कहा जाता है। यह स्थिति अक्सर परजीवी संक्रमण, एलर्जी प्रतिक्रिया या कैंसर का संकेत देती है।

आपके रक्त में उच्च स्तर के इओसिनोफिल्स कई जगहों पर पाए जा सकते हैं खून में (रक्त इओसिनोफिलिया) या संक्रमण या सूजन (ऊतक इओसिनोफिलिया) के स्थान पर ऊतकों में भी हो सकते हैं।

ऊतक इओसिनोफिलिया ...more

Last Updated: 4 years ago• Featured Tip

Esophgeal (Food Pipe) Disorders - Some Briefs About Them!

Dr. Tarun Bharadwaj

MBBS, MD - Internal Medicine, DM - Gast...read more

Gastroenterologist•Bhopal

1. Esophagitis: Prolonged acid or bile reflux (Gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD) from the stomach can cause injury to the lower esophagus and causing esophagitis. It can be either Erosive esophagitis or Non-erosive reflux disease (NERD). Gastroscopy is usually recommended to document the extent of the injury. Prolonged untreated GERD can cause Barret s esophagitis, upper GI bleeding or Cancer of the food pipe. Diagnosis usually involves Gastroscopy, 24 hours Phmetry and Esophageal manometry....more

Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip

Esophagectomy - Why Is It Required?

Dr. Shantanu Tiwari88%(51 ratings)

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor o...read more

General Surgeon•Raipur

The surgical procedure to remove the oesophagus (the tube between your stomach and mouth), partially or completely, and reconstruct it by using a section of the large intestine or stomach is called esophagectomy.

Esophagectomy is commonly used to treat oesophageal cancer.

Uses:

Early-stage oesophageal cancer is frequently treated with an esophagectomy. Other than that, esophagectomy is also performed to treat oesophageal dysplasia (a condition in which cells in the oes...more

Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip

Gangrene - All You Must Know About It!

Dr. Milind Ruke87%(13 ratings)

MBBS, MS - General Surgery, Certified Wo...read more

Diabetic Foot Surgeon•Mumbai

Gangrene is an extremely serious condition in which there is an acute shortage of oxygenated blood to the tissue in the body resulting in tissue necrosis or death. Most of the times, it is seen that Gangrene affects the extremities externally, like feet or hands, but it might also affect the body internally and severely damaging the internal organs.

Types of Gangrene-

There are majorly two broad categories of Gangrene: Wet and Dry.

Wet Gangrene: In this type of fatal G...more

Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip

Eosinophilic Disorders - Know More About Them!

Dr. Lalit Raut86%(30 ratings)

Fellowship In Leukemia & Stem Cell Trans...read more

Hematologist•Nagpur

The Eosinophilic disorders are one of the major hematological diseases, which deal with the white blood cells in the human body. The Eosinophils or the white blood cells play an important role in the human body while responding to asthma, allergic reactions, and infections that are caused due to parasites. Eosinophils not only play an important role in protective immunity against parasites but also contribute a lot to inflammation which occurs during allergic disorders.

Different disord...more

Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip

Allergy - Top Ayurvedic Ways To Treat The Types Of It!

Dr. Harshita Sethi93%(216 ratings)

MD - Ayurveda, CIY, Guru Shishya Parampa...read more

Ayurvedic Doctor•Gurgaon

Allergy is characterised by a hypersensitive immune system giving rise to various physical problems like asthma, respiratory problems, skin rashes, etc. The best way to prevent allergies is to stay away from allergens, be it specific food, dust, pollen, or something else.

However, it is not always possible to stay away from allergens. This calls for an allergy cure. There are medicines that help bring down the severity of symptoms. One can also get allergy shots to stay away from allerg...more

Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip

What Is Hepatitis C?

Dr. Prashant K Vaidya90%(18373 ratings)

Diploma In Gastroenterology, Diploma In ...read more

Homeopath•Hyderabad

Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation, sometimes leading to serious liver damage. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) spreads through contaminated blood.

Signs and Symptoms :

Bleeding easily
Bruising easily
Fatigue
Poor appetite
Yellow discoloration of the skin and eyes (jaundice)
Dark-colored urine
Itchy skin
Fluid buildup in your abdomen (ascites)
Swelling in your legs
Weight loss
Confusion, drowsiness and slurred spee...more

Last Updated: 5 years ago• Featured Tip