How does hepatitis C virus spread?

? Patients with hepatitis C contain hepatitis C virus. Like hepatitis B, hepatitis C is contagious. At present, there is no vaccine to prevent hepatitis C in medicine, and patients with hepatitis C need to take preventive measures themselves. First of all, we must master the transmission route of hepatitis C, so as to better prevent the infection of hepatitis C, then? Below, Director Zhang, a liver disease expert from the Affiliated Hospital of Yunnan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, will analyze it for everyone. Director Zhang pointed out that the main modes of transmission of hepatitis C virus include sexual transmission, mother-to-child transmission and blood transmission. Only when healthy people have a detailed understanding of the modes of transmission of hepatitis C can they better prevent the transmission of hepatitis C. Here, Director Zhang mainly analyzes it for everyone according to these modes of transmission: First, hepatitis C can cause infection through sexual contact. It is found that HCV-RNA can be extracted from semen and vaginal secretions of patients with hepatitis C, so hepatitis C virus can be transmitted through sexual contact, so it should be prevented and paid attention to in sexual life and sexual partners. If it is promiscuous, this route of transmission is even more important. For people of the opposite sex such as oral sex and anal sex, hepatitis C virus is easily transmitted through blood because of the high probability of mucosal damage. Second, hepatitis C can be transmitted from mother to child. This is the transmission infection between the mother and the next generation of babies, which is different from the horizontal and horizontal infection in the general population, so it is called vertical infection. Like hepatitis B, mothers with hepatitis C or hepatitis C virus can also transmit the virus to their babies during childbirth. If you want to know more about the transmission route of hepatitis C, you can consult our online experts, who will give you detailed answers. Third, hepatitis C can be transmitted through blood. Hepatitis C virus can be transmitted by blood transfusion or blood products, and can cause hepatitis C by inputting fresh plasma, coagulation factors, platelet concentrate, albumin, etc. This is also the main route of transmission of hepatitis C. In addition, hepatitis C virus can also spread through damaged skin and mucosa, such as using non-disposable syringes and needles, medical devices that are not strictly disinfected, etc., and may also spread hepatitis C virus. Recommended reading: Can hepatitis C patients get pregnant? The above is our expert Zhang's analysis of this problem. Director Zhang said that the key to prevent hepatitis C infection is to cut off the source of infection, which requires hepatitis C patients to go to regular hospitals for examination and treatment in time, which is not only good for patients' own health, but also reduces the chances of others being infected. As the best liver disease hospital in Yunnan, the Chinese Medicine Hospital affiliated to Yunnan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine has introduced ozone autotransfusion therapy to treat hepatitis C, and the clinical effect is remarkable. Patients don't need to take medicine or injections, they just need to add specific ozone to their blood and then input it into the body, so they can clear the hepatitis C virus. Moreover, this technology has high safety, no toxic and side effects, and very good treatment effect, which is the best choice for many patients with hepatitis C to recover.