he Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) Aguascalientes has a permanent rapid-test program Timely detection of persons who may be carriers of the hepatitis C virus.
Health Care and Prevention Coordinator Néstor Martínez Orozco think it is important to detect and treat these cases in a timely mannergiven that liver disease is one of the five leading causes of death in adults.
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Therefore, he explained “Hepatitis C is a disease that damages the liver.Therefore, timely detection can prevent advanced cirrhosis or other complications such as liver failure”.
It is worth mentioning that The virus can be spread through infected blood through contact with blood productsblood transfusion, hemodialysis, needles, sharp objects such as razors and knives, and sex without condoms.
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In this sense, the program was conducted at the Family Medicine Center (UMF) through a questionnaire for perforated patients, tattoos, use of intravenous or nasal substances, He had a history of blood transfusions before 1995 and had been accidentally stabbed by a needle containing contaminated blood.
Generally, it is asymptomatic in the acute phase, and only in some cases are symptoms such as yellowing of the skin and eyes (jaundice), nausea, fatigue, and vomiting, which may be confused with other diseases. About 70% of patients will develop the chronic form There is a risk of liver complications.
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Rapid test returns results within 15 minutes And, after a reactive case is detected, it is necessary to confirm the disease with a blood test called a viral load, which, if positive, Start treatment immediately, the effective rate is more than 95%.
Finally, Martinez Orozco said There are five people with hepatitis C for every person living with HIVAs a result, the IMSS Aguascalientes conducts approximately 1,500 rapid tests per year.
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