A-Z About Hepatitis C treatment

Persons at risk should use precautionary steps during sexual intercourse.

The high-risk sexual behaviors include Sex with combined intravenous drug use, men who have sex with men and lastly sex with multiple partners.

Not just that early diagnosis can prevent health problems that may result from infection and prevent transmission of the virus.

Below is the list of most likely affected people who definitely need to be tested for Hepatitis C

• Men or women who inject drugs more often
• Those who use drugs but using other routes of administration (non-injecting);
• Those who use intra-nasal drugs
• Recipients of infected blood products or invasive procedures in health-care facilities with inadequate infection control practices
• Children born to HCV infected mother
• People with sexual partners who are HCV-infected
• HIV infected individuals
• Lastly, people who have had tattoos or piercings

• A further important point to discuss is secondary prevention.

  Secondary prevention is for individuals who are already infection with the virus.

  For people infected with the hepatitis C virus, below are the listed recommendations by WHO

• education and counseling on options for care and treatment;
• immunization with the hepatitis A and B vaccines to prevent co-infection from these hepatitis viruses and to protect their liver;
• early and appropriate medical management including antiviral therapy; and
• regular monitoring for early diagnosis of chronic liver disease.