Hepatitis C virus TRUE finding is -a) Spreads along fecooral routeb) Antibody to HCV may not be seen in acute stagec) Does not cause chronic hepatitisd) It cannot be cultured
Two choices are correct in this Question :
Antibody to HCV may not be seen in Acute stage "Antibody to HCV appears late and irregular, limiting their
diagnostic utility"
it cannot be cultured
“HCV cannot cultured It can only be cloned in E. coli"
Modes of transmission of HCV
Blood transfusion, through contaminated blood products(M.C method of transmission)
Other uncommon methods are:
Sexual transmission
Vertical transmission from mother to child
Only Hepatitis A & E are transmitted by faeco-oral route *
Hepatitis C infection is the most common cause of chronic Hepatitis.
Infection with Hepatitis C commonly leads to chronic illness. About 50-80% of patients progress to chronic
hepatitis with some developing cirrhosis &. Hepatocellular Ca.
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