Pediatric Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) belongs to the Flaviviridae family, with a single positive-stranded RNA genome, an envelope and a nucleocapsid. It is an infectious disease mainly caused by liver damage caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV). Heated at 100 ℃ for 10min, UV, 20% hypochlorous acid and chloroform treatment can inactivate the virus. Viral hepatitis C was once the main pathogen of post-transfusion hepatitis. Due to its insidious onset, it has a high probability of becoming chronic, which can easily lead to cirrhosis and induce hepatocellular carcinoma, so the prognosis is poor. The proportion of viral hepatitis is less than 15%. There are mainly five genotypes, and their distribution is regional, and China is mainly of type Ⅱ and type Ⅲ. The incidence is low in children and can be transmitted by mother-to-child and close contact.

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