Hepatitis could be confused with flu

• April 18, 2024

In cold season and extreme heat, the throat becomes dry, there is a nasal discharge and the body feels "cut", although these symptoms are typical of a cold common, so are the infection for the virus of the hepatitis .

People consider that the one infected with any of the three types (A, B and C) of hepatitis it only turns yellow and feels tired; however, "medical science has discovered that during the initial stage, the symptoms of hepatitis are:

1. Fever
2. Generalized, joint and muscular pain,
3. Sensation of flu
4. Fatigue

These discomforts appear after three weeks of contact with the virus, according to Juan Francisco Sánchez , vice president of the Mexican Association of Hepatology .

Extreme care

The hepatitis of "children" is type A and is cured with ease and medical attention. On the other hand, B can generate important injuries in the organism if it is not attended to on time. In addition, there are vaccinations to prevent these two types of virus .

However, "the hepatitis Type C does not have a vaccine and it is the most complex, because without an accurate and timely treatment, it generates cirrhosis And till Liver cancer "Warns Sanchez.

After presenting the initial symptoms and two more weeks of infection, the liver becomes inflamed. When it comes to hepatitis C, the urine turns darker, while the stool is clear; In addition, the mucous membranes are dyed yellow, basically in the eyes and mouth, where it is easier to notice the alterations.

How does the infection happen?

Juan Francisco Sánchez, expert of the Viral Hepatitis Clinic of the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition Salvador Zubirán, explains that the contagion with the virus C occurs by sharing sharps and exposing yourself to blood contaminated

Nowadays, the estimations say that 1.8% of the Mexican population could have hepatitis C and half do not know.

The specialist points out that having hepatitis C It is not synonymous with death, because at present there are three groups of drugs that eliminate virus of the blood .

It is estimated that each year in Mexico, between seven thousand and nine thousand people infected with hepatitis C are detected through the banks of blood .

According to studies on the prevalence of the disease in Mexico, it is estimated that between 1.2 and 1.8% of the population suffers it, which translates into approximately one million 500 thousand people.

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