Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B are both chronic diseases of hepatitis and both are highly contagious. Hepatitis B has a high prevalence, with an average of one in ten people in our country being a hepatitis B patient. Most people with hepatitis B and C are also immunocompromised, which is because viruses are more likely to invade when a person's immunity is lowered. So which is worse, hepatitis C or hepatitis B?

Both hepatitis C and hepatitis B have a tendency to progress to chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis, with a higher incidence of hepatitis C than hepatitis B. Hepatitis C has a greater risk of developing primary hepatocellular carcinoma. Because of the similarity of transmission routes, hepatitis C and hepatitis B can overlap, and overlapping infections are associated with higher rates of severe hepatitis and death than single infections, suggesting that overlapping infections of hepatitis C and hepatitis B can exacerbate liver damage.

Hepatitis C may also be transmitted by sexual contact and from mother to child, but is not as prevalent as hepatitis B. The incidence of hepatitis C is not as high as the incidence of hepatitis B. There is currently no vaccine to prevent hepatitis C, which is a difficulty in the prevention and treatment of hepatitis C. Because the hepatitis C virus is an RNA virus that mutates easily, there is currently no vaccine to prevent it. Since hepatitis C causes a weak inflammatory response in the liver, the key to preventing and treating hepatitis C is "early detection, early testing and early treatment". Hepatitis C is different from hepatitis B. The initial symptoms of hepatitis C are obviously lighter, about two thirds of which are atypical, but the disease process is obviously faster, and if it develops into liver cancer, the time is twice as fast as that of hepatitis B. The disease is also more severe when the liver cancer develops, and it is more likely to develop into liver cancer.

Which is more serious, hepatitis C or hepatitis B?

Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B are just different infections! Hepatitis B is a hepatitis B virus infection! Hepatitis C is a hepatitis C virus infection, they are two different viruses, but both have hepatophilicity! Hepatitis B is a DNA virus and Hepatitis C is an RNA virus. 10-20% of people infected with Hepatitis B will develop chronic Hepatitis B and become cirrhotic. Hepatitis C is a DNA virus, but it is a RNA virus. 10-20% of people infected with hepatitis B will develop chronic hepatitis B and become cirrhosis!

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Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B are two diseases that predispose to chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. Both viruses have their own characteristics and must be treated seriously. They differ in their characteristics and in the mechanisms that cause liver disease.

First: Hepatitis C virus is particularly cunning. It hides the important genes to keep them relatively stable, and puts the genetic antigens that the immune system can play a role in the position where they are prone to mutation, resulting in non-stop mutation of the virus like the Monkey King's seventy-two changes in the process of replication. Antibodies produced by the body's immune system against the original viral antigens quickly become ineffective in the face of new strains of the rapidly mutating virus, and when new antibodies are produced, the virus undergoes new changes, thus evading removal by the body's immune system. As a result, no vaccine has been developed to prevent hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatitis B virus is now seen to be divided into eight genotypes, the surface antigen is relatively stable, and hepatitis B vaccination can greatly reduce the rate of hepatitis B infection.

Second: Hepatitis C virus damages liver cells in more ways than hepatitis B virus. Hepatitis B virus is only parasitized in the liver cells, and does not cause liver damage by itself. Only when the body's immune system is stimulated by the virus and becomes "angry" will it "fight" with the hepatitis B virus in the liver cells, causing the liver cells to "die". Only when the body's immune system is stimulated by the virus and becomes "angry" will it "fight" with the hepatitis B virus in the liver cells, causing them to "die". Therefore, many people infected with hepatitis B virus do not need antiviral treatment. Hepatitis C virus, on the other hand, can both stimulate the immune system and start a war like the hepatitis B virus, as well as cause liver damage by directly destroying liver cells. Hepatitis C virus can also alter the body's metabolism, leading to disorders of glucose metabolism and lipid metabolism, causing fatty degeneration of liver cells, which means that its evil is not limited to the liver. Hepatitis C virus core antigen is very similar to a kind of peptide antigen of human cell nucleus, and the immune system often mistakes the peptide antigen of human cell nucleus as the core antigen of Hepatitis C virus, as a result, instead of clearing the virus, it injures its own cells, causing autoimmune damage and related diseases. As a result, hepatitis C virus is more susceptible to liver damage than hepatitis B virus infection. Fortunately, the hepatitis C virus only stays in the liver cell plasma to replicate, unlike the hepatitis B virus, which can "drill" into the cell nucleus to "take root". It is now believed that with effective antiviral treatment, the hepatitis C virus can be completely eliminated from the body. Last year, the Drug Administration has already approved the direct anti-hepatitis C virus drugs on the market in China, and the data show that the cure rate of hepatitis C has reached more than 90%.

Therefore it is vital that both Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C must be carried out under the guidance of a specialist, who will guide the medication and regularly monitor the entire course of treatment until a complete cure is achieved.

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Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C are both prone to become chronic and develop into cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. If I have to say which one is more serious, I can only tell you with regret: Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C are both very harmful without treatment.

Next I'm going to give you a comparison between Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C.

(i) Both hepatitis B and C cause liver damage through immune mechanisms, butHepatitis C virus can directly damage liver cells。

② Compared with hepatitis B, hepatitis C is more common with asymptomatic hidden infection, causing transaminase elevations that are lower than those of hepatitis B and are not easily detected, making theDelayed diagnosis of hepatitis C。

(iii) Hepatitis B is the most common viral hepatitis in our country, and people pay more attention to it, including premarital and pre-pregnancy medical checkups, which only check for Hepatitis B and not Hepatitis C. CausesHepatitis C is easy to missDiagnosis.

④Hepatitis B surface antibody is a marker to rule out hepatitis B and is a protective antibody. Hepatitis C antibodies, on the other hand, are a primary indicator of screening for hepatitis C. If they are positive, there may be an existing infection.

⑤ Currently.Hepatitis C oral antiviral drugs with high overall cure ratesMore than 93%. And there is no specific cure for hepatitis B.

(vi) Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C are transmitted in the same ways: blood, mother-to-child, and sexually. And hepatitis B can be transmitted throughhepatitis B vaccineto prevent mother-to-child transmission and protect susceptible people. Currently, no vaccine for hepatitis C has been studied.

Whether it's Hepatitis C or Hepatitis B, it's a disease and it can damage the liver. However.Early detection, diagnosis and treatment of both hepatitis B and C are very less harmful。

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Hi, let me answer this question!

Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C are both viral infections that can lead to impaired liver function and liver failure without effective treatment. We can't compare them in terms of the degree of harm, but we can compare them in terms of prevention and the difficulty of treatment.

We have a mature means of prevention against hepatitis B, that is, hepatitis B vaccination, so that the body produces antibodies, but after vaccination, with the passage of time, the concentration of antibodies will decrease or even disappear, and at this time, if contacted with the blood and body fluids of hepatitis B patients in the infectious period, there is a possibility of being infected. Therefore, highly exposed people should be checked regularly for hepatitis B antibody and strengthened vaccination. Besides, for hepatitis B patients, the difficulty of curing is very high, which is also a worldwide problem, most patients are medication to control the condition, so that the hepatitis B virus stops replicating, to achieve a clinical cure, but also need to take medication to maintain, and easy to relapse, very difficult disease!

There is no specific vaccine for Hepatitis C, the means of prevention are relatively inadequate, and the onset is insidious, but infection with Hepatitis C can be cured with interferon plus antiviral medications in about 80% of patients!

Therefore, the difference between the two is: Hepatitis B can be prevented, but once infected it is difficult to cure; while Hepatitis C is difficult to prevent, but the cure rate is very high after infection! Whether hepatitis B or hepatitis C, if the detection and treatment is not timely, it may lead to serious consequences!

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Thanks! In terms of the dangers of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C, it is not possible to generalize. Because of the different populations and ages of people who suffer from both, it is natural to come to different conclusions. For our country, Hepatitis B is more harmful! Because we are a large country with hepatitis B, we have a huge number of people who have it! Hepatitis C is relatively rare. They are the two known types of viral hepatitis that can and often do develop into chronic hepatitis. The common characteristic of these two viral hepatitis is that one can be transmitted through the blood route; two can form hepatitis cirrhosis. Among them, the main mode of transmission of hepatitis B in our country is mother-to-child vertical transmission; hepatitis C is mostly found in blood transfusion (especially before the emergence of the central blood station) patients and intravenous drug addicts, but also has the characteristics of the regional aggregation (common in the eastern provinces), in Asia to Japan as a high prevalence area, China's eastern provinces is not known whether it is related to the period of the Japanese colonialism.

Hepatitis C can now be declared completely curable. In other words, there is a specific drug for hepatitis C!

Acute viral hepatitis B, especially in healthy adults with acute infection, mostly resolves without treatment! A few develop chronic hepatitis. Infants and young children infected through vertical mother-to-child transmission are prone to develop chronic viral hepatitis B due to their own low immune function, which makes it difficult to form an effective immune clearance effect. Currently, the treatment of viral hepatitis B has also made great progress. The application of antiviral drugs is enough to effectively control the replication of the virus, as long as adherence to medication, under the guidance of a professional doctor, the vast majority of patients can control the progression of hepatitis cirrhosis, and some of the patients can be rehabilitated, or even cured. However, at present, the treatment of chronic viral hepatitis B can not be as effective as hepatitis C, as a special drug!

Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B which is more harmful can not be generalized, clinically both Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C can cause cancer, if not actively treated, both are very harmful.

In addition, hepatitis C clinically there is a saying called "silent killer", that is to say, a lot of hepatitis C has no symptoms, once the symptoms of physical discomfort often has developed to the late stage, and there is no effective vaccine to prevent hepatitis C. However, at present, the treatment of hepatitis C has appeared effective drugs and the clinical recovery rate is very high. However, at present, the treatment of hepatitis C has appeared effective drugs, and the clinical recovery rate is very high, on the contrary, the treatment of hepatitis B is more difficult.

Hepatitis C and hepatitis B is different is hepatitis C virus into the blood cells, the virus crawls in the cell surface layer so did not cause direct damage to the cells, hepatitis C generally have no symptoms, the incubation period is extremely strong, but it is not less harmful than hepatitis B! Because once you feel unwell it's too late! There is a saying that young people are afraid of Hepatitis B and old people are afraid of Hepatitis C! Hepatitis C can be cured as long as it is detected and treated in time! Hepatitis C can be cured by using the hepatitis C nemesis Jisandai, which can be cured in fourteen days and eighty-four days as a course of treatment! I have been cured for two years! Hepatitis B and leukemia can not be cured because they invade the inner layer of the cell, causing the cell to repair. So there is no cure!