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Hepatitis C is an Infectious virus which is carried from the blood stream to the liver resulting in inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis C is symptomatic in the beginning, although chronic infection results in scarring of liver and later leads to cirrhosis of liver, Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) and fatty liver. Hepatitis C is also called Hep C or HCV. The major cause of spreading this deadly disease is blood to blood contact from an infected person to a healthy person. Even a tiny drop of infected blood is capable of causing Hepatitis C, like using contaminated injecting equipment, sharing needles...

Hepatitis C is a critical medical condition which brings no special or severe symptom to many sufferers who come into the contact of this virus. Sometimes, most of the symptoms of Hepatitis C get mistaken as the symptoms of other medical conditions by some doctors and hence, this mistake leads the infected person to liver disease or sometimes live damage. With the increasing number of cases of this condition in India, today quality Hepatitis C treatment in India is available. Due to the great results of Hepatitis C treatment here, sufferers of this condition prefer to come India to get rid of Hepatitis C....

1. HCV is one of several viruses that lead to hepatitis resulting in inflammation or swelling of the liver. 2. Up to 89% of individuals who are initially (acutely) infected with Hepatitis C virus will fail to eliminate the virus and will end up being chronically infected. 3. HCV is spread most commonly through inadvertent exposure to infected blood. Intravenous drug abuse is the most common mode of transmission. However, the risk of acquiring HCV through sexual contact is low. 4. Generally, patients do not develop symptoms of chronic infection with HCV until they have extensive scarring of the liver...

The tattoo culture is adding to the number of “Hepatitis C” cases among youths as they surrender to the temptation of getting themselves tattooed from roadside artists. These artists use the same needle for more than one person The doctors from private and public health sector have termed the situation alarming, as using an infected person’s razor, toothbrush, being born to a mother with hepatitis C, having sex with an infected person and sharing drug needles with an infected person are the other common causes of this deadly infection. Dr Harish Verma (BAMS Gold Medalist), who is running an NGO,...

Viral hepatitis is a major public health problem. In addition to causing loss of 250,000 lives annually, it also causes a huge financial burden due to repeated hospitalizations, particularly in cases of Hepatitis B and C. BOTH hepatitis A and E are hyper endemic in India and are caused by drinking contaminated water. Both these viruses, in addition to causing sporadic cases of jaundice, also cause large epidemics, particularly during the monsoon, flooding and natural calamities like earthquakes and famine etc. Global burden Hepatitis A is the commonest cause of acute viral hepatitis in young children. Over 99 per cent...