Analele Universit ii din Oradea, Fascicula Biologie RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEPATITIS B AND C VIRUS PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS , Emila NICOARA

Abstract: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) are major causes for liver disease worldwide and potential causes for substantial morbidity and mortality in the future. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of hepatitis C and B virus infection and to identify the associated risk factors of viral hepatitis. In our experiments we use as materials 107 patients, 48 men and 59 women, aged from 7 to 67 years old. The maximum incidence of HBV and HCV hepatitis was observed at patients aged between 40 to 60 and especially at people in urban areas. The number of cases with HCV was twice higher at men than at women, while for HVB the incidence was higher for men than for women. Risk factors for transmission of HCV and HBV were medical procedure in the high-risk group, while vertical or sexual transmission belongs to the low-risk patient group. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that the prevalence of HBV and HCV infection is high, thus asepsis and antisepsis measures should be strictly followed