Mukhopadhya Ashis
Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, TN 632004, India.
Trop Gastroenterol. 2006 Jul-Sep;27(3):105-10.
Hepatitis C is a global health problem with an estimated 170 million people infected with this virus worldwide. It is an emerging infection in India and is a major public health concern. The exact magnitude of this infection in India has not been defined and the relative contribution of various risk factors has not been clearly elucidated. This review outlines the prevalence of hepatitis C in various population subsets in India, the association of hepatitis C and liver disease in India and the existing genotypes in India.
丙型肝炎是一个全球性的健康问题,全球估计有1.7亿人感染这种病毒。它在印度是一种新出现的感染疾病,是主要的公共卫生问题。这种感染在印度的确切规模尚未明确界定,各种风险因素的相对作用也未得到清楚阐明。本综述概述了印度不同人群亚组中丙型肝炎的流行情况、印度丙型肝炎与肝病的关联以及印度现有的基因型。