Hepatitis C

[monkey918]

What are the symptoms of Hepatitis C and how do you get the disease?

[Jakied]

Sharing needles for ontravenous drug use is the most efficient way to transmit

Hcv.  Blood transfusions before 1991 is a possible source of infection, as well.

Now, infection from a blood transfusion is almost impossible.

Sexual tranmission is possible but very unlikely.  male to female sexual transmission

is more likely than female to male.  Hcv is not considered a STD.

[sk123]

You may also want to review the information here on MedHelp: http://www.medhelp.org/medical-information/show/69/Hepatitis-C

Here are some common symptoms associated with Hep C:

Abdominal pain (right upper abdomen)
Ascites
Bleeding varices (dilated veins in the esophagus)
Dark urine
Fatigue
Generalized itching
Jaundice
Loss of appetite
Low-grade fever
Nausea
Pale or clay-colored stools
Vomiting

[Trinity4]

Blood to blood transmission is the only way to contract hepc.  Infected blood MUST enter the bloodstream.

Usually there are no symptoms. A minority of people have symptoms during the early acute stage of infection which include jaundice, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, loss of appetite, fever and very elevated liver enzymes.

Search the archives of this forum or you can educate yourself my using the links provided below.  

http://www.hcvadvocate.org
http://www.hepatitis-central.com