What are the hepatitis C tests?

Hepatitis C is very harmful to human health, so many people will be afraid when it is mentioned, but few people know about it. Hepatitis C is a relatively serious disease, so there are many examination items. Although there are many items, all of these items must meet the hepatitis C indicators to be considered to have hepatitis C.

Hepatitis C, abbreviated as hepatitis C or HCV, is a viral hepatitis caused by infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV). It is mainly transmitted through blood transfusion, acupuncture, drug abuse, etc. According to statistics from the World Health Organization, the global HCV infection rate is about 3%. It is estimated that about 180 million people are infected with HCV, and there are about 35,000 new cases of hepatitis C each year. Hepatitis C is a global epidemic that can lead to chronic inflammation, necrosis and fibrosis of the liver. Some patients may develop cirrhosis or even hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The mortality rate associated with HCV infection (death due to liver failure and hepatocellular carcinoma) will continue to increase in the next 20 years, posing a great threat to the health and life of patients and has become a serious social and public health problem.

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1. Liver function

Including serum ALT, AST, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, indirect bilirubin, albumin, globulin, cholesterase, alkaline phosphatase, transpeptidase, etc.

2. Hepatitis C virus antibodies

Anti-HCV.

3. HCV Quantification

Serum HCVRNA to understand the activity of hepatitis C virus replication.

4. Imaging

Abdominal hepatobiliary and spleen ultrasound examination to determine whether the liver has chronic damage. If necessary, perform enhanced abdominal CT or MRI examination to understand the extent of the disease.

5. Liver Transient Elastic Wave Scanning

It is a non-invasive test that can be used to assess the degree of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Assessment of liver fibrosis in hepatitis C patients is very important for determining treatment options.

6. Liver Biopsy

It is the gold standard for evaluating the grade of liver inflammation and stage of fibrosis in patients.

Although hepatitis C is terrible, it is not incurable. This requires patients to discover it in time and receive treatment as early as possible to reduce the difficulty of treatment and prevent the disease from worsening. The main source of hepatitis C is infection, so it is recommended that everyone pay attention to personal hygiene, go to a regular hospital for medical treatment, and do not use unsterilized needles.