Hepatitis G

Hepatitis G is a recently discovered hepatitis (1995) and is caused by the HGV virus is estimated to be responsible for 0.3 percent of all viral hepatitis. Are unknown, yet all forms of possible contagion, but it is known that the disease is transmitted mainly through blood contact.
In analyzes performed in the United States of America to blood donors has been shown that about two percent have had contact with the virus. It is assumed that HGV is found in 20 to 30 percent of the intravenous drug users and ten percent of persons were subjected to blood transfusion. In approximately 20 percent of patients with infection by HBV or HCV is possible to detect antibodies to HGV, but this coinfection does not seem to influence the evolution of those hepatitis.
It was not yet possible to determine exactly? since the discovery of the disease and the virus that causes been recent?, the consequences of infection with hepatitis G. Acute infection is usually 'soft' and transient, and there are reports of doubtful cases of fulminant hepatitis (the experts have not reached a final conclusion about the causes of fulminant hepatitis).
Ninety to 100 percent of those infected become chronic carriers but may never suffer from liver disease. Until now it was not possible to prove that HGV infection leads to cases of cirrhosis or liver cancer.
Treatment
There is no treatment for hepatitis C, which is not too troublesome, since the virus does not cause liver injury, according to the studies disclosed so far.
Prevention
Although there are still no specific prevention measures, how the virus is transmitted by blood, should be taken special care in contact with blood and blood products. It is also advisable to use protection during sex and avoid sharing sharp objects, with special attention to injecting drug users or inhaled.