Mukhopadhyaya Ashis
Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632 004, India.
J Biosci. 2008 Nov;33(4):465-73. doi: 10.1007/s12038-008-0065-0.
Hepatitis C is an emerging infection in India and an important pathogen causing liver disease in India.The high risk of chronicity of this blood-borne infection and its association with hepatocellular carcinoma underscores its public health importance. Blood transfusion and unsafe therapeutic interventions by infected needles are two preventable modalities of spread of hepatitis C infection. In addition, risk factor modification by reducing the number of intravenous drug users will help curtail the prevalence of this infection. This review summarizes the extent, nature and implications of this relatively new pathogen in causing disease in India.
丙型肝炎在印度是一种新出现的感染性疾病，也是导致印度肝脏疾病的重要病原体。这种血源性感染的高慢性化风险及其与肝细胞癌的关联凸显了其公共卫生重要性。输血以及使用受感染针头进行不安全的治疗干预是丙型肝炎感染传播的两种可预防途径。此外，通过减少静脉吸毒者数量来改变风险因素将有助于降低这种感染的流行率。本综述总结了这种相对较新的病原体在印度引发疾病的程度、性质及影响。
