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Dr. Khaled Tantawi
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Dr. Khaled Tantawi
Licensed Physician
الأسئلة المجابة 10424 | نسبة الرضا 98.1%
what are the symptoms of hepatitis c
- according to viral load in the blood and this determined by measuring HCV Antigen that represents the DNA of the viral infection
- in case of low count of antigen you might get no symptoms although you are infected with the viral and you might infect the people in close contact with you
- in case of high count
- you might get fever
- right upper quadrant pain
- jaundice
- weight loss
- night sweat
- and liver failure
what is the treatment of hepatitis c
- conservative measures , as isolation , stop smoking or alcohol , and avoid harmful drugs as NSAIDs
- take the vaccine for HBV
- antiviral drugs boceprevir and talepriver
- in case of sever disease lead to liver cirhosis and failure the patient might need a new liver by transplant
how does the hepatitis c transmitted
- sexual contact wither it is normal , oral , or anal
- get infeted blood as use a blade from an infected person or recieving blood unit from an infected donor
- could be transmitted from the pregnant mother to her fetus
what are the way to diagnose the HCV and its viral load to assume its severity
- clinical exam
- serology test as hcv antigen antibody
- liver function test
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