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Learn the basics about hepatitis C, including symptoms, spread, testing, and treatment.

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Hepatitis C is a liver disease that's caused by the Hepatitis C virus. It can be acute or chronic. It's spread through blood-to-blood contact. The virus cannot be spread via daily contact. (CDC)

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Screenshotted from: https://www.sciencephoto.com/media/656108/view/hepatitis-c-virus

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Major Findings:

-Liver is still at risk/more sensitive after treatment

-Earlier treatment would be beneficial

-There is potential to predict the risk of disease prevention with epigenetics & metabolomics

-Therapy after treatment to prevent liver disease progression

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Hepatitis C virus and hepatocellular carcinoma: carcinogenesis in the era of direct-acting antivirals - PubMed

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Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of hepatic fibrosis and cirrhosis, with a risk for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although highly effective direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are available, the incidence, morbidity, and mortality of HCV-associated HCC are …

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-Dark colored urine

-Fatigue

-Fever

-Joint pain

-Loss of appetite

-Nausea

-Vomiting

-Stomach Pain

-Jaundice

Chronic can lead to :

-Liver disease

-Liver failure

-Liver cancer

-Death

(CDC)

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Prevention:

-Avoid sharing/reusing needles

-Proper disposal of items contaminated with blood

(CDC)

Treatment:

-Dependent on state of infected individual

-No vaccine

-Oral treatment (pill), some examples:

Interferon

Peginterferon

Ribavirin

other HCV direct-acting antiviral (DAA) agent

(CDC; https://www.hcvguidelines.org/treatment-naive/simplified-treatment-compensated-cirrhosis)

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Simplified HCV Treatment Algorithm for Treatment-Naive Adults With Compensated Cirrhosis | HCV Guidance

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HCV Guidance: Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis C

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Individuals may be diagnosed with a blood draw. The blood will be tested for Hepatitis C Virus antibodies. A positive/reactive will result in an additional blood test. This is an Hepatitis C Virus ribonucleic acid test, which determines is the virus is currently active. (CDC)

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Jenna L. Butner, M.D., MPH, FASAM, AAHIVS

Yale School of Medicine

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Jenna L. Butner, MD, MPH, FASAM, AAHIVS is an Assistant Professor Adjunct of Medicine (General Medicine), Assistant Clinical Professor (Yale School of Nursing)

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Hepatitis C Virus From Screening to Cure