Children & Hepatitis C
About 2.8 percent of the world is chronically infected with hepatitis C. Because it takes years for liver disease to develop, many adults and children do not yet know they’re infected. Explore how the virus infects, replicates and damages the liver.
3.1 What is Hepatitis C? How are children infected with hepatitis C today? How does the virus infect and damage their livers over decades? Are children better at overcoming chronic infections than adults? Why is there no hepatitis C vaccine?
3.2 Follow-Up Tests for Children with Hepatitis C. Once children are diagnosed, it is important to monitor the health of their livers regularly. Here is a schedule of tests that the country’s leading experts recommend for children with chronic hepatitis C.
3.3 The Latest Treatment Options for Children with Hepatitis C. Currently, there is no FDA-approved drug to treat children with hepatitis C. Most physicians use experimental drugs that have been used on adults to treat liver damage in children.
3.4 Parent Story: Adjusting to Hepatitis C in Your Child. How one family learned to use standard precautions when a child was found to be infected with hepatitis C.
3.5 Parent Story: Being a Teen with Hepatitis C. The loneliness of a teen with hepatitis C.
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