Hepatitis C underdiagnosis is as high as 70%!

According to the Ministry of Health’s “2010 National Statutory Infectious Diseases Reported Morbidity and Mortality Statistics Table”, China’s hepatitis C morbidity and mortality rate is rising rapidly, and the number of reported cases of hepatitis C in 2010 is about 150,000, which is 7 times more than that in 2003, and 15% higher than that in 2009. Experts pointed out that: the missed diagnosis rate of hepatitis C is as high as 90%, high-risk groups should take the initiative to go to the hospital to do hepatitis C virus antibody test, early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment. Low cognition, invisibility, leading to high rate of hepatitis C underdiagnosis Hazardous hepatitis C underdiagnosis rate as high as 90%, Peng Yanzhong explains, partly due to the public awareness of hepatitis C is very low; in addition, hepatitis C virus invisibility is very strong, can be latent in the body for 10 to 20 years, and no obvious symptoms, so many patients in the early to mid-infection is difficult to notice the body’s abnormalities, and so often found has progressed to become a cirrhosis or even liver cancer. Cirrhosis or even liver cancer. Hepatitis C is like a “hidden time bomb”, and there is no vaccine to prevent it, once infected only 20% of patients can spontaneously clear the virus, so high-risk groups should take the initiative to the hospital to do the antibody test for hepatitis C virus. Anyone who has received blood transfusions, shared syringes and dental instruments that are not strictly sterilized, endoscopy, invasive operations and needling, shared razors and toothbrushes with patients with hepatitis C, has a history of unclean sex, intravenous drug use, or has had a tattoo, tattooing, piercing and other skin and mucous membrane injuries are all high-risk groups of hepatitis C. The majority of patients can be cured with regular treatment. Seventy percent of patients can be cured with regular treatment. Hepatitis C is dangerous, but only 1 milliliter of blood can be taken to screen for hepatitis C virus infection. Once diagnosed, patients do not need to panic, according to the regular treatment, 70% to 80% of patients can be cured, and the cure rate of some types of patients can even reach 95.5%. According to China’s “Hepatitis C Prevention and Treatment Guidelines”, the best program for hepatitis C treatment is: PEGylated Interferon + Ribavirin, most of the patients can be cured after one year of treatment with sufficient dosage. Thus, hepatitis C is not terrible, early detection and early treatment, adhere to standardized treatment is the winning step to defeat hepatitis C. The public is reminded that the high risk of hepatitis C is the most important factor in the prevention and treatment of hepatitis C. In this regard, remind the general public, high-risk groups should hurry to hepatitis C test. The city has chronic hepatitis C into the scope of major medical insurance, the use of polyethylene glycol interferon in the outpatient clinic patients, the use of a year’s course of treatment costs about more than 50,000 yuan, medical insurance can be reimbursed up to nearly 40,000 yuan.