[Hepatitis C. The most important epidemiological aspects].
Hepatitis C, caused by HCV is one of 5 kinds of hepatitis, and one of 3 bloodborne hepatitis. The courses of disease in big part of infected HCV persons are with small or even with no symptoms, and big part of infected persons develop chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis or even hepatocellulare carcinoma. Control of hepatitis C is concentrated on elimination of source of infection, cutting the ways of spreading, and on therapy of cases. Prophylactic vaccine, as well as immunoglobulin specific for disease to this time is unknown. Under the course of studies are therapeutic vaccines against HCV.
Emerytowany profesor Państwowego Zakładu Higieny Wyzsza Szkoła Umiejetności w Kielcach.
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D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology