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.
does anyone know how the liver scars ? is it just to do with the inflamation as recorded by the alt test or does something else come into play? please help if you can
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
Remember when you were a child and you fell and scraped your knee? After the bleeding and the cleaning, a scab developed, right? Then, after a period of time the scar went away, leave a faint scar or color on the skin. Eventually, that would go away as well.
Now, imagine falling and scraping that same spot - over and over and over again. After a while, the scar tissue would build up, getting thicker and bumpier. That's what happens to the liver. It's the only organ other than the skin that regenerates, but after so many years of the virus attacking cells that replicate and repeat the process, the liver scars. The early stage of this is called fibrosis, with the later stage being referred to as "cirrhosis."