This silent disease may appear in 20 years

This is one of illnesses which may well become a “rare” pathology in Spain. It was assumed that by 2023 there will only be 20,000 people be treated and treated in the country, according to Spanish Society for the Study of the Liver (AEEH).

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However, there are still many Spanish They don’t know they have it viral infectionwhich leads to an increase in the number of cases undiagnosed or advanced detection diseases.

Regarding the latter, it is estimated that 29% of people with this health status started treatment in Spain at an advanced stage of the disease in 2023, which increases risk of serious complications.

Know what it is silent illness what may be required 20 years in manifestation.

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What is this silent disease that can appear after 20 years?

hepatitis C It is one of the diseases with the largest number of cases treatment in Spain: It is estimated that there are more 170,000 people I have been receiving treatment and treatment since 2015.

But late diagnoses they do”“Ten years after the introduction of antiviral drugs that treat the disease, our country still experiences four preventable hepatitis C-related deaths each week.”says the doctor. Javier Garcia-Samaniegofrom the Alliance for the Elimination of Viral Hepatitis in Spain (AEHVE).

Except, Garcia-Samaniego adds that “this care has cure rate is close to 100% and, if applied early, can prevent liver damage over time“ That is, it is not a fatal disease.

But it is curious that to date it has not yet been possible to create effective vaccine eliminate once and for all hepatitis Chow does this happen with hepatitis B.

Why it can take 20 years to diagnose hepatitis C

The data given applies to those people who have this chronic viral disease

back, approximately two decades or moreand it has not yet been diagnosed.

Worth highlighting hepatitis C symptoms are nonspecific, so the disease can last up to 20 years in manifestation.

Due to this Ministry of Health calculated that in 2018 0.22% population were actively suffering from hepatitis C, and AEVN approximately corresponds to this percentage, 0.1% currently undiagnosed.

After so much time (two decades), although this is not fatal diseaseif not treated promptly, it may go away permanent consequences.

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This is more common than it should be, so special attention should be paid to disseminating information about hepatitis C and insist on blood tests for populations born between (1945 and 1975to identify the disease declared WHO.

“Every person with late diagnosis “This will create a large burden of disease on the health care system – cirrhosis and liver cancer in particular.”points to Dr. Martha CasadoPresident of the Spanish Digestive Foundation (FEAD).

Same for Casado.”That implementation of artificial intelligence and diagnostic strategies like grouping or combining samples like you do Galicia with excellent results, will allow you to do age screening quite acceptable for the general population.”

This information in no way replaces a doctor’s diagnosis or prescription. It is important to consult a specialist when symptoms appear and under no circumstances self-medicate.