合并抗病毒病案PPT课件2.ppt

* Slide 3 – Disease progression in hepatitis C: person-to-person variability The course of HCV infection varies widely between individuals. Various factors influence the rate of progression. Female sex and young age at the time of infection are factors that decrease the risk of disease progression. In contrast, alcohol use and co-infection with HIV or hepatitis B virus increase the risk of disease progression.1 An acute symptomatic phase of liver inflammation may occur 15-50 days after infection, but 60-70% of cases are asymptomatic. Approximately 80% of patients with acute HCV develop chroni