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Which is more serious hep B or hep C?
The study showed that in the two and a half decades after 1984, hepatitis B infection was more serious than hepatitis C. Now, in 2012, this difference is even greater. Chronic hepatitis C has become a curable disease. Chronic hepatitis B is manageable, but not yet curable.
Which form of hepatitis is most concerning?
There are 3 main types of hepatitis: hepatitis A, B, and C. Hepatitis C can be more severe and is the most deadly, but even those with acute illness can recover without lasting liver damage. Up to 70\% of those chronically infected with hepatitis C develop chronic liver disease, and up to 20\% develop cirrhosis.
What is difference between hepatitis B and C?
Hepatitis B and C are different viruses, and you can have both hepatitis B and hepatitis C at the same time. Hepatitis B is transmitted through blood and body fluids, while hepatitis C is usually only transmitted through blood.
Which hepatitis is most common globally?
Hepatitis B is globally one of the most common and severe infectious diseases that leads to significant morbidity and mortality[13]. Approximately one-third of the World’s population have been infected with HBV.
Can a person have hepatitis B and C at the same time?
The most common types of hepatitis are A, B, and C. Hepatitis A is usually a short-term infection while hepatitis B and C can cause long-term, or chronic, infections. A person can have both hepatitis B and hepatitis C at the same time.
What causes hepatitis B or C?
Hepatitis is caused by a virus in the blood. Like other viruses, a person becomes infected with hepatitis through exposure to the virus. Hepatitis B and C cause inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis B is preventable via a vaccine, but there is no vaccine for hepatitis C.
Is there a hep C vaccine?
There is no vaccine for hepatitis C. The best way to prevent hepatitis C is by avoiding behaviors that can spread the disease, especially injecting drugs. Getting tested for hepatitis C is important, because treatments can cure most people with hepatitis C in 8 to 12 weeks.
What happens to 20\% of those infected with HCV?
Approximately 20\% of those infected with hepatitis C will naturally clear the virus from their body within the first six months. For the remaining 80\% a chronic (long-term) infection will develop. The course of a chronic hepatitis C infection is extremely varied and unpredictable.
Is Hep C transmitted through sperm?
As with many infections, HCV lives in blood and bodily fluids. You can contract hepatitis C by coming into direct contact with an infected person’s blood. It can also be transmitted by contact with bodily fluids including saliva or semen of an infected person, but this is rare.
Which Hepatitis is incurable?
How to prevent hepatitis B. Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused by a virus (called the hepatitis B virus, or HBV). It can be serious and there’s no cure, but the good news is it’s easy to prevent.