Hepatitis C is one of the diseases that can be transmitted by sharing syringe. Infection of hepatitis C virus is often transmitted among drug addicts who used injection. Moreover, HIV and hepatitis C are often found together, this is because the same mode of transmission is through exchange of body fluids: blood.

Blood is the rich source of many infectious disease

Hepatitis C causes severe damage of the liver. Where these viruses do damage in the liver parenchym, and cause the liver can not function properly anymore. Also, due to damage of the liver parenchym can cause extensive scar tissue formation, in which case we know as well as liver cirrhosis. When you have liver cirrhosis, you would likely to have high risk of  liver cancer.

Liver cancer

In 60-70% of patients with hepatitis C are asymptomatic, but symptoms can be found in hepatitis C patiens are as follows:
1. Flu like syndrome
2. Decreased appetitie
3. Yellowish skin or jaundice
4. Stomach pain

Hepatitis C patient with jaundice

Hepatitis C can become chronic if the illness lasts more than 6 months, currently it has begun to form extensive scar in the liver or also known as cirrhosis of the liver. Chronic liver cirrhosis in patients with hepatitis C is much faster than the infection of hepatitis B.

So far the treatment of hepatitis C is still very minimal, it is desirable for prevention of hepatitis C virus, especially through the use of shared syringes in addicts. approximately 35% of HIV patients in the United States are infected by hepatitis C, the highest, especially in the addicts who use the same syringe.

If you have hepatitis C virus in your body, it means you are signing your own death certificate. It is now the best time for you to start using drugs through shared syringe and contact any rehab center to have your own blood screening and rehabilitation from your addiction.

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