{"id":4141,"date":"2024-04-07T20:49:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T13:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pskclinicbkk.com\/service\/hepatitis-hcv\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T21:11:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T14:11:01","slug":"hepatitis-hcv","status":"publish","type":"service","link":"https:\/\/pskclinicbkk.com\/en\/department\/hepatitis-hcv\/","title":{"rendered":"Hepatitis HCV"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Hepatitis C virus testing service, along with consultation and proper treatment.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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What is hepatitis C virus?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Hepatitis C is a virus that causes chronic hepatitis. This infection can affect people of all genders and ages. Common symptoms of acute hepatitis C infection include high fever, jaundice, and yellow eyes, along with elevated liver function values. If left untreated, hepatitis C can progress to the chronic stage of the disease.<\/p>

Furthermore, the hepatitis C virus has been identified as a cause of liver cancer. If the patient is not appropriately treated and progresses to the chronic stage within 10 years of hepatitis C infection, there is a risk of the virus advancing to liver cancer.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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How can hepatitis C be transmitted?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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People can become infected with hepatitis C through the following means:<\/p>

  • Sharing needles with individuals who have hepatitis C.<\/li>
  • Newborns can contract hepatitis C from infected mothers.<\/li>
  • Engaging in anal sex, particularly among gay men.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    What are the symptoms experienced by people infected with hepatitis C?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    After being exposed to the hepatitis C virus, the average incubation period for hepatitis C is 2-12 weeks before symptoms appear. This period can be divided into two phases:<\/p>

    1. Acute phase<\/strong>
      During the acute phase, individuals with hepatitis C may experience symptoms such as high fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dark urine, pale stools, joint pain, and jaundice.<\/li>
    2. Chronic phase<\/strong>
      Approximately 70% of individuals who contract acute hepatitis C will develop chronic hepatitis C. Most people with chronic hepatitis C do not experience symptoms, or they may have non-specific symptoms such as chronic fatigue, depression, or consistently elevated liver function tests. Furthermore, individuals who are chronically infected with hepatitis C can develop cirrhosis and liver cancer, both of which are serious complications that can lead to death in those with hepatitis C infection.<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      What methods can be used to screen for hepatitis C infection?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Hepatitis C screening can be done with a preliminary blood test for Anti-HCV. If the Anti-HCV test results are positive, PSK Clinic recommends that patients also have an HCV-Viral load test approximately 6 months after the initial positive result to determine the amount of hepatitis C virus in the blood. If the virus is still detected, it indicates that the individual has progressed to the chronic stage of the disease.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      Hepatitis C Infection Screening Service at PSK Clinic<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      PSK Clinic primarily relies on blood tests to detect the presence of the hepatitis C virus through the Anti-HCV antibody test, which helps identify any infection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      Preparation steps:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      1. Consult a doctor for diagnosis and information about the procedures and treatment methods.<\/li>
      2. The doctor will collect a urine sample for laboratory testing, which takes only 15-20 minutes.<\/li>
      3. You will receive the results within 45 minutes after the blood draw.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":4600,"template":"","tags":[],"service-type":[81],"class_list":["post-4141","service","type-service","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","service-type-health-checkup"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pskclinicbkk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service\/4141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pskclinicbkk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pskclinicbkk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/service"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/pskclinicbkk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service\/4141\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4183,"href":"https:\/\/pskclinicbkk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service\/4141\/revisions\/4183"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pskclinicbkk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pskclinicbkk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pskclinicbkk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4141"},{"taxonomy":"service-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pskclinicbkk.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service-type?post=4141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}