Signs And Symptoms Hepatitis C

The word “hepatitis” translates to the meaning, “inflammation of the liver”. Now hepatitis C is a kind of liver disease which is caused due to many reasons like alcohol abuse, taking some particular medicines in large doses much more than recommended, consuming mushrooms, etc. Being a contagious disease, hepatitis C virus is mainly transmitted by contact of blood of an infected person with a healthy one.

The most concerning part of this disease is that it does not show any symptoms or signs, especially in the initial stage, which is called the stage of “acute hepatitis C”. In about eighty percent of the cases, the infection turns chronic from this point on. Now, the lack of signs and symptoms during this period is because the virus after entering the victim’s body stays dormant for years at a stretch, taking its time in developing to its fullest before revealing itself. Thus, most people do not realize the existence of such viruses in their body even twenty to thirty years after getting affected with them. And by the time they realize, most of their body already becomes weakened and become weak internally.

Some of the victims seldom show symptoms like fatigue or weakness, and other lesser common ones like nausea, joint or muscle aches, weight loss and appetite loss. But then, even if these symptoms show, the victim does not become convince that those are indications of hepatitis C infection as these are very common conditions which can indicate other less dangerous diseases too. Later, when the infection reaches alarming levels, chronic jaundice, nausea and fatigue starts to show. Thus, it is better to get a regular check up done to avoid such conditions.

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