Hepatitis G


 * The causative agent is a VHC-like virus;
 * parenteral transmission, diagnosis of HGV RNA, detection of anti-HGV rather indicates an infection, often combined with VHB or VHC;
 * most infections are asymptomatic, but fulminant hepatitis can occur, chronic infections are characterized by the absence of significant histological impairment of liver tissue;
 * it turns chronic, but clinical, morphological and laboratory signs of liver disease are not present even after decades of infection. Therefore, therapy, prevention or other interventions are not indicated.
 * the positive effect of VHG infection on HIV infection is being considered.

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