Clinical and epidemiological features of chronic hepatitis C in the north-western region of Ukraine

<p>HCV infection had become widespread all over the world. As a result of the constant registration of a significant number of new cases with a tendency to increase, high chronicity, risk of fatal complications, lack of specific prevention and the complexity of treatment, which is expensive, t...

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Main Author: T. I. Bevz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Kazimierz Wielki University 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Education, Health and Sport
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Online Access:https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JEHS/article/view/31161
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description <p>HCV infection had become widespread all over the world. As a result of the constant registration of a significant number of new cases with a tendency to increase, high chronicity, risk of fatal complications, lack of specific prevention and the complexity of treatment, which is expensive, the problem remains one of the most important for global health. Due to the lack of official registration of acute hepatitis C in Ukraine until 2003, and chronic hepatitis C - until 2010, the data on the incidence by region are need to be supplemented. The paper presents data on the prevalence of hepatitis C among the population of Rivne region of the North-Western region of Ukraine.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-b4204298367a43fe96a688099efcd5152022-12-21T21:26:52ZengKazimierz Wielki UniversityJournal of Education, Health and Sport2391-83062020-02-0110228129010.12775/JEHS.2020.10.02.03325135Clinical and epidemiological features of chronic hepatitis C in the north-western region of UkraineT. I. Bevz0National Pirogov Memorial Medical University<p>HCV infection had become widespread all over the world. As a result of the constant registration of a significant number of new cases with a tendency to increase, high chronicity, risk of fatal complications, lack of specific prevention and the complexity of treatment, which is expensive, the problem remains one of the most important for global health. Due to the lack of official registration of acute hepatitis C in Ukraine until 2003, and chronic hepatitis C - until 2010, the data on the incidence by region are need to be supplemented. The paper presents data on the prevalence of hepatitis C among the population of Rivne region of the North-Western region of Ukraine.</p>https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JEHS/article/view/31161hcvacute hepatitis cchronic hepatitis chcv incidencehcv genotype
spellingShingle T. I. Bevz
Clinical and epidemiological features of chronic hepatitis C in the north-western region of Ukraine
Journal of Education, Health and Sport
hcv
acute hepatitis c
chronic hepatitis c
hcv incidence
hcv genotype
title Clinical and epidemiological features of chronic hepatitis C in the north-western region of Ukraine
title_full Clinical and epidemiological features of chronic hepatitis C in the north-western region of Ukraine
title_fullStr Clinical and epidemiological features of chronic hepatitis C in the north-western region of Ukraine
title_full_unstemmed Clinical and epidemiological features of chronic hepatitis C in the north-western region of Ukraine
title_short Clinical and epidemiological features of chronic hepatitis C in the north-western region of Ukraine
title_sort clinical and epidemiological features of chronic hepatitis c in the north western region of ukraine
topic hcv
acute hepatitis c
chronic hepatitis c
hcv incidence
hcv genotype
url https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/JEHS/article/view/31161
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