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“Hepatitis†means inflammation of the liver. Toxins, certain drugs, some diseases, heavy alcohol use, and bacterial and viral infections can all cause hepatitis. Hepatitis is also the name of a family of viral infections that affect the liver; the most common types are Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease that ranges in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness that attacks the liver. It results from infection with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is spread primarily through contact with the blood of an infected person. Hepatitis C can be either “acute†or “chronic.†Acute Hepatitis C virus infection is a short-term illness that occurs within the first 6 months after someone is exposed to the Hepatitis C virus. For most people, acute infection leads to chronic infection. Chronic Hepatitis C virus infection is a long-term illness that occurs when the Hepatitis C virus remains in a person’s body. Hepatitis C virus infection can last a lifetime and lead to serious liver problems, including cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) or liver cancer.ConferenceSeries through its Open Access Initiative is committed to make genuine and reliable contributions to the scientific community. ConferenceSeries hosts over 350 leading-edge peer reviewed Open Access journals and has organized over 100 scientific conferences all over the world. OMICS Publishing Group journals have over 3 million readers and the fame and success of the same can be attributed to the strong editorial board which contains over 30000 eminent personalities and the rapid, quality and quick review processing. ConferenceSeries Conferences make the perfect platform for global networking as it brings together renowned speakers and scientists across the globe to a most exciting and memorable scientific event filled with much enlightening interactive sessions, world class exhibitions and poster presentations.
Hepatitis C is usually spread when blood from a person infected with the Hepatitis C virus enters the body of someone who is not infected. Today, most people become infected with the Hepatitis C virus by sharing needles or other equipment to inject drugs. Before 1992, when widespread screening of the blood supply began in the United States, Hepatitis C was also commonly spread through blood transfusions and organ transplants. People can become infected with the Hepatitis C virus during such activities as Sharing needles, syringes, or other equipment to inject drugs, Needlestick injuries in health care settings,Being born to a mother who has Hepatitis C. There are a number of diagnostic tests for hepatitis C, including HCV antibody enzyme immunoassay or ELISA, recombinant immunoblot assay, and quantitative HCV RNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR).HCV RNA can be detected by PCR typically one to two weeks after infection, while antibodies can take substantially longer to form and thus be detected. Chronic hepatitis C is defined as infection with the hepatitis C virus persisting for more than six months based on the presence of its RNA. Chronic infections are typically asymptomatic during the first few decades, and thus are most commonly discovered following the investigation of elevated liver enzyme levels or during a routine screening of high-risk individuals. Testing is not able to distinguish between acute and chronic infections. Diagnosis in the infant is difficult as maternal antibodies may persist for up to 18 months.
Relevant Conference
• “4th Workshop on HCV Therapy Advances – New Antivirals in Clinical Practiceâ€
• “10th Hepatitis C Workshop 2015â€
• “15th International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Diseases (ISVHLD)â€
• “ICVH 2015: XIII International Conference on Viral Hepatitisâ€
• 65th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
Relevant Associations/Societies are Infectious Diseases Society of America, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, European Association for the Study of the Liver, British Association for the Study of the Liver, Hepatitis C Association, Canadian Society for International Health, Hepatology Society of the Philippines and many more.
Major Companies are Merck, Genentech, Vertex, Janssen and Medivir AB, Bristol-Myers Squibb, AbbVie, Gilead Sciences, Roche, Pharmasset, Sirna Therapeutics, ViroChem Pharma, GlaxoSmithKline, Abbott Laboratories are actively participated in the drug manufacturing of hepatitis c disease.
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This page was last updated on November 22, 2024
