Hepatitis C Symptom And What To Expect?
Hepatitis C infection is the most serious type of hepatitis and is caused by the blood-borne Hepatitis C virus (HCV). The virus infects the liver and causes inflammation. The inflammation can lead to scarring of the liver and can result to liver damage.
Hepatitis C Symptom
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Hepatitis C infection does not usually produce any signs or symptoms until a person has developed serious liver damage or cirrhosis, however, there are some individuals who report mild to severe symptoms.
These symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort, loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue, sometimes yellow discoloration of skin and eyes (jaundice) that can appear anywhere from 2 weeks to 6 months after exposure, and other "flu-like" symptoms.
What Happens When You Get Infected?
- Some people with chronic Hepatitis C never develop liver damage.
- When individuals develop liver damage, it typically does so very slowly for many years or decades.
- Most individuals who have liver damage from Hepatitis C do not develop serious liver problem.
- Individuals who have been infected for a long time are more likely to develop serious liver damage.
- Those who regularly drink alcohol are more likely to develop liver damage.
- About one in five of those people infected for 20 years or more develops cirrhosis.
- Only those with cirrhosis are at risk for developing liver cancer.
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