How to detect asymptomatic hepatitis C?

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Hepatitis C is a strong infectious disease, mainly through blood transfusion, acupuncture, drug abuse and other transmission. The incidence rate is high. According to statistics, the infection rate of hepatitis C is around 3%. Hepatitis C is the liver damage caused by the infection of hepatitis C virus. It is not easy to be found, especially in the early stage. In recent years, hepatitis C has a rising trend, and the canceration rate is also high. The incubation period of hepatitis C is generally 5-12 weeks. If there are symptoms of hepatitis C, we must promptly go to the regular liver disease hospital for examination, diagnosis, clear etiology, and then symptomatic treatment. How to detect asymptomatic hepatitis C? Let's talk about it

How to detect asymptomatic hepatitis C?

Liver function test: it plays an important role in the diagnosis of hepatitis C, the measurement of liver inflammation, the detection of potential lesions, the degree of liver fibrosis and the evaluation of drug efficacy.

HCV RNA detection: this test is to detect the actual existence of HCV in the blood. It can evaluate the HCV replication level and determine the infectivity. It can detect HCV in the early stage of virus infection (within two weeks). It can be used as an observation index to evaluate the efficacy of antiviral therapy by the level of HCV load, Therefore, HCV RNA detection is of great value in auxiliary diagnosis and efficacy evaluation.

B-ultrasound examination: through B-ultrasound examination, we can preliminarily understand the liver lesions after HCV infection, find and exclude whether there are other related liver diseases, which is a reference index for the condition of hepatitis C, the degree of liver damage and whether there are space occupying lesions.

matters needing attention

After a comprehensive hepatitis C examination, once diagnosed, it needs to be actively treated. Although liver disease treatment is a great pressure for many families and individuals, not only psychological but also economic. But patients with hepatitis C must not be greedy for cheap to those informal small hospitals, not only can not cure the disease, but also waste money, resulting in the deterioration of the disease is not worth the loss. Patients with liver disease in the treatment must carefully choose the hospital, choose the treatment method