Sy Theodore, Jamal M Mazen
Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92868, USA.
Int J Med Sci. 2006;3(2):41-6. doi: 10.7150/ijms.3.41. Epub 2006 Apr 1.
Hepatitis C virus remains a large health care burden to the world. Incidence rates across the world fluctuate and are difficult to calculate given the asymptomatic, often latent nature of the disease prior to clinical presentation. Prevalence rates across the world have changed as well with more countries aware of transfusion-related hepatitis C and more and more evidence supporting intravenous drug use as the leading risk factor of spread of the virus. This article reviews current hepatitis C virus prevalence and genotype data and examines the different risk factors associated with the virus.
丙型肝炎病毒仍然是全球医疗保健的重大负担。鉴于该疾病在临床表现之前具有无症状、通常为潜伏性的特点,全球发病率波动较大且难以计算。随着越来越多的国家意识到输血相关的丙型肝炎,以及越来越多的证据支持静脉注射吸毒是该病毒传播的主要风险因素,全球的患病率也发生了变化。本文回顾了当前丙型肝炎病毒的患病率和基因型数据,并研究了与该病毒相关的不同风险因素。