The Diagnosis Of Hepatitis Must Immediately
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com -Hepatitis C is an infectious disease of the liver caused by hepatitis C virus If not immediately treated. will develop into liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. The Diagnosis of hepatitis C should be immediately done especially for those who belong to a group of high risk or had been exposed to a putative blood contamination of hepatitis C (HCV).
"Examination of the initial blood screening with anti-HCV and HCV screening continued when anti HCV RNA positive with quantitative and genotyping HCV," says Dr. SpPD-Superior Budihusodo, KGEH, Chairman of the Association of Indonesia, Heart Researcher Friday, (24/6/2011).
According to the superior, the diagnostic criteria for HVC infections there were two, namely in acute hepatitis C and hepatitis C chronic. But the problem we have on hepatitis C, chronic, due to be made examination of HCV RNA (the cost of expensive).
"And when it's found is not necessarily the patients were able to buy medicine," cetusnya.
Superior to speak, of the survey results revealed that he has done, only 20 percent of people diagnosed are able to buy drugs. While 80 percent of treatment not because it cannot afford.
"Why should immediately give medication? Because, if it happens, the only treatment of cirrhosis of advanced transplant only, "said superior.
While Prof. Dr. Ali Sulaiman, PhD, SpPD-KGEH, a division of Hepatology, Department of internal medicine, Faculty of medicine University of Indonesia, say, to the cheapest liver transplant therapy currently exists in China (USD $ 700 million).
"Whereas in Singapore should be prepared of Rp 3 billion," he said.
Therefore, before you arrive at a more severe stage, Ali revealed the need to recognize the Community signs and symptoms of this disease. Although the infection of Hepatitis C is also often referred to as a covert infection due to early infection often not bergejala so often missed. If anything, the symptoms are generally mild and only similar to the flu, such as a bit limp, nausea, muscle aches and persendiaan, bad taste the regions near the heart.
