Hepatitis "C" is a silent disease that, untreated, progresses to cirrhosis and liver cancer, which can take up to 30 years before developing signs of a patient suffering from this disease, because in Mexico not detected early.
It is estimated that about half million Mexicans have hepatitis "C" but only between 1
and 3 percent of patients with the virus are known. While 80 percent of infected patients have no symptoms.
and 3 percent of patients with the virus are known. While 80 percent of infected patients have no symptoms.
So a few days and that the World Hepatitis Day, same to be commemorated on 28 July, subject experts called on the population to risk factors to a test performed is held.
Detailed medical specialists that people who have been infected with the disease is due to blood transfusions, organ transplants, use of unsterilized medical equipment, unprotected sex with an infected person, "piercings" or tattooing, acupuncture or podiatry made contaminated and non-sterile instruments. It can also be transmitted by injections with contaminated syringes.
Doctors also said that sometimes, even though a low percentage, the mother can infect the child during birth. They revealed that there is no vaccine and has become a global health problem, with over 160 million patients worldwide and an annual increase between 3 to 4 million new infections.
This was disclosed during a press conference, where Margarita Dehesa Violante, member of the Medical Committee of the Mexican Foundation for Liver Health, said it is very important to talk about hepatitis, this disease does not respect age (as also in sometimes you can infect the newborn if the mother is a carrier, this occurs at delivery) and it is recommended to pay attention to the common symptoms of the disease such as fever, tiredness, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, urine dark color, and jaundice (yellow skin and eyes), among others Symptoms. (Agencies)
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