Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by a virus that takes on a chronic condition, usually ending in cirrhosis of the liver. The incidence of cirrhosis in patients reaches 49%.
What is hepatitis C
Hepatitis C is widespread among viral analogues due to the presence of a large number of patients who are unaware of their condition. The virus causes irreversible changes in the body, and the symptoms appear only when the disease is already beginning to kill the patient.
However, a new cure for hepatitis C, which appeared not so long ago, makes it possible to fight the virus for those people who were considered hopelessly ill a few years ago.
In the absence of proper treatment with such a disease, a person can live no more than 13-15 years. The causative agent of hepatitis is an RNA virus of the Flaviviridae family, which is transmitted with the blood of the sick person.
The latest hepatitis C drug, recently introduced to the general public, will effectively destroy this virus even in the advanced stages of the disease.
Routes of infection
Infection occurs through injections, transfusionsblood, piercing, manicure and tattooing. The virus is practically not transmitted sexually, the frequency of infection in this case does not exceed 6%. The chance of passing the virus during childbirth from an infected mother to her baby is also low.
Injecting drug users, surgeons, dentists and other medical personnel who have constant contact with the blood of strangers are in the first place at risk for this disease: junior medical workers, orderlies, pathologists.
Secondly, those who are sexually promiscuous, permanent intimate partners of patients with the indicated diagnosis, homosexuals are at risk of becoming infected.
The most severe course of the disease is observed in people suffering from alcohol dependence, patients with HIV-positive status, children, older people and the elderly.
The Flaviviridae virus is not transmitted through saliva and air. In this regard, hepatitis C cannot be contracted if:
- using shared utensils and household items;
- sneezing, coughing;
- handshake, kiss, touch;
- wearing the clothes of an infected person;
Acute and chronic form
The incubation period for the acute form ranges from 15 days to 3 months. Most patients with hepatitis C are asymptomatic. As mentioned earlier, the first signs of the disease are detected when liver damage becomes irreversible. A few years ago, such a diagnosis would have been fatal, but new drugsagainst hepatitis C, developed by domestic scientists, can give tens of thousands of people a chance.
There are cases when the symptoms of the disease look like a general malaise in the absence of jaundice. Against its background begins:
- Sore throat, runny nose, cough.
- Weakness, lethargy.
- Temperature increase.
- Nausea, vomiting;
- Loss of appetite.
After some time, jaundice appears, accompanied by darkening of urine, yellowness of the sclera and mucous membranes of the eyes, oral cavity. There is also yellowing of the skin. Pain, heaviness in the right hypochondrium accompany the icteric period. In the absence of complications, acute hepatitis is cured in most cases.
With prolonged biochemical changes, the acute form can become chronic. Chronic hepatitis also occurs on its own. Jaundice in this form of the disease is practically absent. Common signs of chronic hepatitis are:
- Fatigue, inability to wake up early in the morning.
- Liver encephalopathy, reflected in a change in the biorhythm of sleep: insomnia at night, drowsiness during the day.
- Stomach disorder: nausea, bloating, vomiting.
Hepatitis treatment according to official medical protocols
At the moment, official medicine recognizes two drugs to combat this disease - Ribavirin and Alfa-Interferon. It is believed that with their help the most effective treatment of hepatitis C occurs. The new drug "Profetal" is not yet popular in medical circles.
Standard therapy with "Ribavirin" and "Interferon" is very expensive. For those patients who do not have the means to pay for it, there is a program of state benefits. Thanks to the appearance of "Interferons" of prolonged action, it has recently become possible to inject this drug once a week. This treatment can last up to one year.
The newest hepatitis C drug "Profetal"
In 2012, the news appeared in the media that the Ural doctors had developed a tool to combat the deadly disease virus - "Profetal". The drug was created on the basis of interferon and alpha-fetoprotein. The development belongs to the doctor of medical sciences Sergey Rodionov.
The newest cure for hepatitis C is effective due to the protein fetoprotein, akin to a number of fundamental body molecules that make up cellular proteins, fatty acids and hormones. Due to the ingestion of alpha-fetoprotein into the blood, the body activates the growth and division of its own cells.
"Profetal" will be used not only for the treatment of viral hepatitis, but also other severe, previously intractable diseases: Crohn's disease, autoimmune thyroiditis, obliterating vascular diseases.
Specific hepatitis treatment
With antihepatitis therapyit was found that "Profetal" accelerates blood clotting, reduces the level of transaminases, direct and total bilirubin, a-amylase. With prolonged use of the drug, sublimate and thymol liver tests improve.
The newest cure for hepatitis C causes enhanced regeneration of affected hepatocytes (liver cells) due to alpha-fetoprotein synthesized by the liver. In combination with antihepatitis therapy, the drug weakens autoimmune processes in the liver and stimulates the "birth" of he althy cells.
Using this new hepatitis C drug, doctors found that the duration of therapy, in contrast to conventional medicines, was reduced to 4-5 weeks.
Methods of application, dosage, restrictions
The drug is produced in the form of a lyophilized powder for the preparation of an injection solution with sodium chloride 0.9%. The dosage of each ampoule is 75 mcg. Injections are administered intravenously or intramuscularly.
Before administration, make sure that the solution is clear, homogeneous, colorless. The newest Hepatitis C drug cannot be stored once the ampoule has been opened.
Injection of "Profetal" is made once a day, the duration of application is set by the attending physician. The break between courses of admission should be at least one month.
During treatment, the patient may experience responses to the action of the drug in the form of aching joints, increasedtemperature, the appearance of herpes and other cold symptoms. Symptomatic treatment is used to compensate for them.
"Profetal" has the following contraindications:
- Pregnancy.
- Breastfeeding.
- Disorders of the heart.
- Interferon sensitivity.
As with any other drug, self-treatment with Profetal is strictly prohibited.
Conclusion
The newest medicine for hepatitis C in Russia has not yet received mass distribution. But, despite this circumstance, the study of the medicinal qualities of alpha-fetoprotein proved its effectiveness in autoimmune diseases and hepatitis. Alpha-fetoprotein contributes to the biological rejuvenation of the body.
Patients who have experienced the latest hepatitis C drug, the reviews are mostly positive about it. The key to successful treatment is its continuity and strict adherence to medical recommendations.
