Hepatitis C Support Group
Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.
Hepatitis C Virus Causes Brain Inflammation Leading to Neuron Injury
We saw the virus in the brain of a deceased patient who had hepatitis C," said Powers, who noted that normally it is very difficult for any type of virus or infection to pass the blood-brain barrier. Based on this discovery, the researchers made three new and major findings. The hepatitis C virus damaged those neurons in the brain responsible for motor functions, memory and concentration. The virus also triggered inflammation of the brain, which contributed to more neurons being damaged. And, thirdly, the virus stopped a natural process in the brain cells called autophagy, in which the cells get rid of unwanted toxic proteins. So, instead, the brain cells were accumulating large amounts of these toxic proteins, causing further damage to the brain cells.
"This discovery is significant because this is the first time anyone has confirmed that the hepatitis C virus can infect and injure brain cells."
http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c/news/2010/1015_2010_a.html
We saw the virus in the brain of a deceased patient who had hepatitis C," said Powers, who noted that normally it is very difficult for any type of virus or infection to pass the blood-brain barrier. Based on this discovery, the researchers made three new and major findings. The hepatitis C virus damaged those neurons in the brain responsible for motor functions, memory and concentration. The virus also triggered inflammation of the brain, which contributed to more neurons being damaged. And, thirdly, the virus stopped a natural process in the brain cells called autophagy, in which the cells get rid of unwanted toxic proteins. So, instead, the brain cells were accumulating large amounts of these toxic proteins, causing further damage to the brain cells.
"This discovery is significant because this is the first time anyone has confirmed that the hepatitis C virus can infect and injure brain cells."
http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c/news/2010/1015_2010_a.html
Maybe evev facebook!!! And Titter!!!
Titter - tweeeeeeeeeet...... or is it tweeeeeeek?
I USED to google all this stuff when I realized how far gone my liver was and thought I had every single possible hep related disease. Now I KNOW I have thrombo, but so far, not too bad - not too good either.
But there is good out of all of this - we all met each other - that's good, right?
You like it or not , we like it or not the exact same pharma who we are not profound about is saving your ass, and many others. You dont have to take their treatment, as it is not mandatory if you against them dot much. It is a love hate relationship what we just got to earn to live with.
Now maybe even with the help of this post , even as the clowning around going on what i am actually really a fan of, finally we can put some great humor in to all this depressing news. But it still points it out, or the members are pointing out how important a perfectly working liver function is, and how many areas are really effected when things go sour.
Even as this is an old article time to time we got to remind ourselves about the lesser talked about issues, and if you would start researching older posts would be difficult to find something like this of nature.
Well, that's cause they figure we wouldn't remember!! TEE HEE