What you can do yourself: infectious diseases at a glance - Hepatitis C - Hepatitis C
Onderdeel van: Infection Prevention
Clinical pictureThe hepatitis C virus (HCV) can cause liver inflammation (hepatitis). Most acute HCV infections cause no symptoms or only mild, non-specific symptoms. Only 30-50% of patients report fatigue, mild flu-like symptoms, nausea, vomiting, dark urine and/or discolored stools, and abdominal pain. Without treatment, 15-40% of HCV-infected individuals manage to get rid of the virus within 6 months. The remaining 60-85% become chronic carriers of the virus. Route of infectionHepatitis C infection occurs through contact with contaminated human body fluids on broken skin or mucous membranes caused by puncture wounds, splashes, cuts, and bites. Contagious periodThe blood of an HCV-infected…
