How to detect the hepatitis C virus using tests

After HCV infection, symptoms rarely appear immediately. For decades, the disease progresses, a sick person does not feel discomfort, so he does not know that the virus is in the body.
Treatment of Hepatitis C is currently carried out with the help of antiviral drugs, which contain the substance Sofosbuvir. Buy Sofosbuvir in Russia in an ordinary pharmacy will not succeed. You can order online, at a bargain price, from Indian manufacturers. They produce reliable generics with properties inherent in expensive American drugs, but at a cost ten times lower. The virus is destroyed in 97-99% after three months, in the presence of pathologies, the maximum period of taking drugs is six months.
Who should be tested for hepatitis C
Laboratory research is prescribed in such cases:

• if characteristic symptoms are present;
  
• There is an assumption that there was a possibility of infection;
  
• during a preventive examination.
  

People at greater risk of infection are:

• personnel in medical institutions in contact with blood materials;
  
• patients who have undergone surgical intervention;
  
• drug addicts who inject drugs using syringes after another person;
  
• people using the services of beauty salons, where basic sanitary standards for disinfecting tools after each client are not met;
  
• if partners, one of whom is infected, use joint personal hygiene items that violate the integrity of the skin.
  

What laboratory tests are performed on HCV

To determine the presence of harmful particles in the circulatory system and make a final diagnosis, you will have to pass such tests:

• When the virus enters the body, the immune system reacts by reproducing antigens. To detect them, ELISA is carried out to identify the infectious source, usually in a chronic form. With a positive result, the presence of foreign particles is confirmed. However, in this way it is impossible to determine how affected the liver is, whether there are pathologies,
  
• During the test for polymerase-chain reaction, you can find out the RNA of the pathogen. This test is considered the most accurate, with a positive result, the patient is accurately infected with the hepatitis C virus;
  
• The results of a biochemical blood test assess the general condition of the body. The amount of bilirubin, protein is also determined.
  

After the final diagnosis, treatment with antiviral drugs is prescribed. The price of medicines is important for patients. It is not possible to buy original American medicines for the majority of the population because of their prohibitive cost. Daklatasvir and Sofosbuvir can be bought inexpensively from manufacturers from India on the Internet by ordering the online pharmacy SofMed. Quick delivery and quality of drugs are the advantages of the company.
Passing tests during therapy
When the patient undergoes treatment, it is also necessary to take tests to track the dynamics - positive or negative. During the use of antiviral drugs, an analysis is carried out to reduce the viral load, to restore the liver, its cells. Clinical tests show that when using drugs based on Sofosbuvir, the viral load decreases after two weeks of taking the tablets.