How is hepatitis C infected

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In recent years, the disease burden and death toll caused by hepatitis C are growing exponentially. Hepatitis C has become a serious disease comparable to AIDS. It can be seen that the harm of hepatitis C is much greater than that of hepatitis B. then, how can hepatitis C be infected? I believe this is a problem that many friends want to understand. Let's take a look at it.

How is hepatitis C infected

1. Close contact: close contact with hepatitis C patients or carriers, such as sharing toothbrush and razor, leads to infection. HCV exists in human body, semen and saliva, and unreasonable sexual life of patients with hepatitis C may also cause disease. 　　

2. Unclean blood transfusion: the input of blood is not healthy, or the use of illegally collected blood, may lead to infection. This also reminds some patients who need blood transfusion, blood transfusion, should try to carry out in regular hospitals, unnecessary blood transfusion should be avoided, can recover their vitality by conditioning the body. 　　

3. Maternal transmission. Children born to mothers with HCV infection have a 10% chance of HCV infection, which is also a common cause of hepatitis C. 　　

matters needing attention

Hepatitis C is a highly infectious disease. It is suggested that when treating hepatitis C, we should consult doctors in detail and treat it correctly, so that we can get rid of the trouble caused by the disease at an early stage and no longer suffer from the pain and suffering caused by hepatitis C.