Case: Miss Wang of hepatitis C infection in the mystery of
25-year-old Ms. Wang dreamed this spring, in a medical unit in the organization that he was surprised to be detected infected with hepatitis C! Medical know the results of that moment, she clearly felt the eyes of my colleagues suddenly become full alert.
After a period of time, everyone she always holding an “arm’s length” attitude, as if her body at any time possible to transmit the virus to others … …
Miss Wang has been keeping oneself clean, how do not understand how their own will become infected with hepatitis C? In order to be able to find that they have been infected with the “index”, suffering from hepatitis C she first online searching of the characteristics of high-risk groups, but also from the hospitals We find a hepatitis C high risk of self-testing table, but the control after they have been very definitely ruled out the possibility of their hepatitis C infection: they did not use excessive non-disposable syringes, no to the hospital for irregular dental treatment, but has not done tattoo, Wen eyebrow, wearing earrings hole … … more investigation, she thought that the greater the doubt, how the infection on their own in the end it? she could not say that life is not clear which do not understand that she can not live forever in the White-eyed in others ah!
Extremely distressed Miss Wang 4 treatment, the one to seek medical treatment, but more importantly is how they want to crack the mystery infected with hepatitis C, but most doctors are nothing more than that number of questions: your most recent blood transfusion is not? To small clinics have seen teeth yet? and so on, and she shook her head one by one.
Increasing the psychological pressure on the time, Miss Wang found the Beijing Ditan Hospital, Professor Xu Daozhen.
Clinical experience is very rich in Professor Xu’s account, after listening to Miss Wang, think a long time, to Miss Wang said: “You ask your mother, your child is blood transfusion?” Miss Wang Yi Leng, immediately hit out cell phone to my mother telephone inquires.
Her mother told her when she was 4 years old too pneumonia, in order to increase her resistance to her had lost plasma … …
“Then you have 4 at the age of the blood transfusion is likely to suffer from hepatitis C ’source’.” Professor Xu said.
“This is how could, should hepatitis C virus can survive in my body for 21 years, and I have no symptoms?!” Says Wang.
Professor Xu regret to say: “young people infected, and some to 20 or even 30 years later the symptoms. However, you should feel fortunate, because when you do not have symptoms early to discover that the hepatitis C virus, through the standard treatment is completely curable. ”
Xiao Bian Recommended: Once a mildly elevated transaminases continued, the exclusion of the hepatitis A, hepatitis B and fatty liver, may not forget to check the hepatitis C “” “” aminotransferase in close contact with the hepatitis C
How the spread of hepatitis C
Hepatitis C through blood, broken skin, mucus, sexuality, and mother to child transmission, therefore, there had been blood transfusion, use of non-disposable syringes and without the strict disinfection of dental instruments, endoscopy, acupuncture, piercing equipment, as well as had unclean sexual history, or have been used without rigorous disinfection apparatus for tattoos, Wen-mei, wearing earrings and other skin and mucous membrane pore traumatic operations people may be infected with hepatitis C have.
Objectively speaking, hugging, kissing, eating is not contagious. But the need to emphasize that kissing does not transmission of hepatitis C on the premise that both sides of the mouth kissing those who do not have any damage, that is in oral mucosal barrier integrity of the case is not contagious. If there are ulcers, it is difficult to say.
Expert Tips: 8 large high-risk groups early inspection
1.1994 years ago, those who received blood transfusion;
2. Repeated dialysis and organ transplant recipients;
3. Sharing syringes persons;
4.HIV infected, as well as babies born to mothers infected with HCV;
5. Acupuncture, stab wounds or damaged mucosa at the blood contact with HCV-positive persons;
6. With HCV infection who have sex;
7. Interventional treatment have been OK patients (gastroscopy, endoscopy, dental equipment);
8. Have had tattoos, Wen-mei, wearing earring holes, etc.;
Reminded: If the first negative HCV antibody test should be done in 6 months after a hepatitis C antibody checks to ensure that no “slip through the net.”
No need to panic: China’s current rapid rise in the number of people suffering from hepatitis C, or more precisely, not the incidence is rising, but the detection rate on the rise, that is, the newly discovered hepatitis C patients infected more than it was before, and the new an increase in the number of infections is still relatively small.
Medical staff in the fight against the core
Attention should be paid to the prevention of hepatitis C to prevent the spread of HCV; emphasis on hepatitis C screening, early detection, early treatment, to seize the best time to complete cure; anti-viral therapy is the treatment of hepatitis C principle; past Hepatitis C treatment goal is to normal liver function, and now hepatitis C treatment goal should be to clear the virus. Once the discovery of anti-HCV-positive persons, should be further serum HCVRNA. If the HCVRNA positive, should immediately give interferon and ribavirin combination therapy, or a specialist treatment. Hepatitis C antiviral therapy because of side effects, doctors should be cautious when using.