Liver disease caused by hepatitis C virus is dangerous. But, early detection and the latest treatment developments of hepatitis C give patients opportunity to enhance recovery. Hepatitis C virus is mainly transmitted by blood transfusion or injection drug use. Potentially being chronic is very large, about 70-80 percent. Next 20-30 percent will experience liver cirrhosis in 20-30 years time. Some of it will continue to be a liver cancer.

The journey was an impressive disease sinister disease. Patients with hepatitis C can be cured if diagnosed and treated early. Moreover, the development of hepatitis into cirrhosis or even liver cancer may take a dozen to tens of years.

If patient is detected hepatitis C virus infection at a young age and get immediate treatment, possibility of recovery is quite large, up to 80 percent. There are several factors that influence the success of drug therapies, namely the type of virus, the amount of virus in the body, the patient’s age, condition of liver diseases, when treatment begins, and the compliance of patients in therapy. Younger patients generally recover more chances.

In addition, patients infected with hepatitis C virus type 2 and type 3 a lot of successful recovery. Type virus is the type mostly found 1 more recalcitrant, to determine the viral genotype, patients are required to perform blood tests. This virus genotype will determine the duration of treatment should be done. Patients with hepatitis C virus type 2 and 3 only require treatment for 6 months. While patients with virus type 1 have to do treatment for 12 months.

Liver disease experts recommend a combination therapy of interferon and the antiviral drug called ribavirin as the best drug choice for hepatitis C. The drug is injected once a week for several months depending on the genotype of the virus.