Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C virus is a type of virus that affects the liver and leads to a defect in liver function and the incidence of cirrhosis, liver cancer or renal failure and thus the lack of this liver in the performance of its functions and multiple important to the body, which is the most dangerous viruses that affect the liver, The symptoms are pain in the joints, general weakness, vomiting, a feeling of exhaustion, loss of appetite, yellowing of the eyes and a slight increase in body temperature.
The disease is transmitted from one person to another through the blood; using a needle contaminated with the virus or through dialysis devices, and the prevalence of this disease during the staff and not to consider sterilization and hygiene in some hospitals.
Methods of prevention of hepatitis C virus
- Maintain personal hygiene, and observe safety rules in public places.
- Do not engage in illegal relationships with a person who may be infected with C and any other serious illness such as AIDS.
- Stay away from contraband as drugs, one of the most ways to help spread the virus quickly to use the same needle in the injection.
- Stay away from the drawing of the impurity, which is used to draw mostly non-sterile tools carrying viruses and germs.
- Check if the blood sample is drawn or take any needle unless it is sterile and clean and has not been used before.
- Follow a healthy diet, eat vegetables, fruit and exercise.
- Stay away from alcohol and laxatives that cause damage to the liver.
- Conduct periodic checkups to ensure your safety, and in the case of the disease must be treated at the beginning before the problem worsens.
- Cover any injury to prevent blood transfusion from one person to another.
- Do not use someone else’s personal tools such as toothbrush, shaving tools, towel and other personal tools.
- Keep away from medicines that are harmful to the liver and not take it for extreme necessity.
- Pregnancy should be avoided for women infected with the virus so as not to transmit to the fetus, or if breastfeeding should avoid breast feeding of children and be satisfied with giving artificial milk.
- In case of disease, you must adhere to the medicines prescribed by the doctor to reduce the aggravation of the disease, and if the disease is spread in the body is the development of a new liver of the injured, so should seek the doctor, if any of the symptoms of early detection and treatment of treatment.