Dear doctors I want to hear your advice concerning my father he is suffering from hepatitis C virus for along time Today he did PCR and found the results 826.000 while in the result paper , it was divided into 3 parts below 200.000 : low from 200.000 to 1.000.000 moderate more than 1.000.0000 high What is the prognosis and what about lifespan ? Thanks in advance
More are needed for a good advice regarding your father's liver problem. To answer your questions and other more questions to come, I am sharing you this link: http://www.consumerreports.org/health/conditions-and-treatments/hepatitis-c/what-will-happen.htm You can also find other good sources by googling.
Hepatitis C viral load is a term pertaining to the amount of the hepatitis type C virus present in a given amount of bodily fluid, typically blood. The viral amounts are usually calculated in viral load equivalents per milliliter (eq/ml). If the hepatitis C virus is present, this is called “positive,” while showing no virus present is called “negative.” Positive results are gauged on a progressive scale, with general ratings from “low” to “very high.” There is no unanimous agreement on what constitutes a low or high reading. A general guideline for hepatitis C viral load, however, is that a reading of 200,000 to 1,000,000 eq/ml is considered low. A reading between 1,000,000 and 5,000,000 eq/ml is considered a medium viral load, while a reading from 5,000,000 to 25,000,000 eq/ml is considered high, and anything above 25,000,000 eq/ml is considered very high. An amount showing less than 100 eq/ml is considered negligible, or hepatitis C negative. Hepatitis C viral load is mainly determined by two methods, a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test or a branched-chain deoxyribonucleic acid (bDNA) test. The PCR test is sensitive and can measure minute amounts — less than 100 eq/ml of blood volume — of virus present. The bDNA test measures moderate to very high amounts of virus present in the blood.
thankx for the info adnan .. my aunt is also suffering from the disease.. and i really want her to get well soon.. may your father get well soon too mohammed.. regards Rosa!
