Hepatitis C in Children

The Zero to Finals Medical Revision Podcast

Thomas Watchman

Life Sciences, Education, Medical Finals, Medicine, Surgery, Health & Fitness, Paediatrics, Medical Student, Medical Education, Medical Exams, Medical School, Medical Revision, Science, Learn Medicine, Finals Revision, Obstetrics And Gynaecology

4.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2021

⏱️ 4 minutes

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This episode covers hepatitis C infection in children. Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/paediatrics/infectiousdisease/hepc/ or in the infectious diseases section of the Zero to Finals paediatrics book. The audio in the episode was expertly edited by Harry Watchman.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Zero to Finals podcast.
0:06.3	My name is Tom, and in this episode I'm going to be talking to you about hepatitis C in children.
0:12.0	And if you want to follow along with written notes on this topic,
0:14.6	you can follow along at Zero Definals.com slash Hep C
0:18.3	or in the Infectious Diseases section of the Zero to Finals Pediatrics book.
0:23.5	So let's get straight into it.
0:25.9	Hepatitis C is an RNA virus.
0:29.3	It's spread by blood and bodily fluids and no vaccine is available for hepatitis C.
0:36.2	Hepatitis C is now curable in adults
0:38.9	using direct-acting antiviral medications.
0:43.1	These treatments are not yet available for children.
0:46.4	Let's talk about the disease course.
0:48.9	In adults, one in four fight off the virus
0:51.9	and make a full recovery.
0:54.1	Three in four develop chronic hepatitis C infections.
0:58.2	The complications of hepatitis C are liver cirrhosis
1:01.8	and the associated complications of cirrhosis
1:04.7	and hepatocelular carcinoma.
1:08.6	Let's talk about vertical transmission. Hepatitis C is passed from infected mothers
1:15.2	to their babies about 5 to 15% of the time. Hepatitis C antivirals are not recommended in
1:23.1	pregnancy and there are no additional measures that are known to reduce the risk of transmission.
1:29.4	Babies and children tend not to have any symptoms or pathology associated with hepatitis C infection.
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