{"id":1950,"date":"2025-10-06T14:12:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T18:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmsh.ca\/articles\/hepatitis-c\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:14:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:14:46","slug":"hepatitis-c","status":"publish","type":"gmsh_article","link":"https:\/\/gmsh.ca\/es\/articles\/hepatitis-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Hepatitis C"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>La hepatitis<\/strong> es la inflamaci\u00f3n del h\u00edgado, un \u00f3rgano importante que elimina las toxinas de tu cuerpo. <em>Hay 5 cepas de virus (de la A a la E) que pueden causar hepatitis, pero la m\u00e1s preocupante es el virus de la hepatitis C, o VHC.<\/em> En Ontario, los hombres gays, bisexuales y queer que tienen relaciones sexuales con hombres (gbMSM) tienen m\u00e1s probabilidades de contraer el VHC. Pero el estigma sobre el VHC puede impedir que la gente solicite pruebas o tratamiento.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 es la hepatitis C?<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">La hepatitis C es un virus que ataca al h\u00edgado.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Se propaga cuando la sangre de alguien con hepC entra en el torrente sangu\u00edneo de otra persona.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Muchas personas no saben que la tienen porque al principio se sienten bien.<br\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Con el tiempo, la hepatitis no tratada puede causar da\u00f1os hep\u00e1ticos, cicatrices o incluso c\u00e1ncer de h\u00edgado.  <strong>Pero el tratamiento puede curar a la mayor\u00eda de las personas.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00bfC\u00f3mo se contrae el VHC?<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Compartir agujas, jeringuillas u otro material para inyectarse drogas.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Contacto sangu\u00edneo a trav\u00e9s de cortes o heridas durante las relaciones sexuales, sobre todo si hay sangre.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Tatuajes o piercings realizados con herramientas impuras.<br\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No puedes contraer la hepatitis por besar, abrazar, compartir comida o bebida, ni por contacto casual.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Signos y s\u00edntomas<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La hepatitis no suele mostrar signos durante muchos a\u00f1os. Cuando aparecen los s\u00edntomas, pueden incluir <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Sentirse muy cansado o d\u00e9bil<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Dolor de est\u00f3mago o molestias en el lado derecho<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Piel u ojos amarillos (ictericia)<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Orina oscura o heces p\u00e1lidas<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">P\u00e9rdida de apetito, n\u00e1useas o v\u00f3mitos<br\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si notas alguno de estos s\u00edntomas, pide a tu m\u00e9dico un simple an\u00e1lisis de sangre.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Por qu\u00e9 son importantes las pruebas<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">El estigma sobre el VHC puede hacer que los chicos no se hagan las pruebas. Puede que te preocupe que te juzguen o que pienses que no corres ning\u00fan riesgo. Sin embargo, conocer tu estado es el primer paso para cuidarte. Un r\u00e1pido an\u00e1lisis de sangre te dice si tienes el VHC.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Las pruebas son seguras, privadas y suelen estar cubiertas por la sanidad p\u00fablica. Si das positivo, el tratamiento es m\u00e1s f\u00e1cil y eficaz que nunca. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tratamiento y cura<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los tratamientos modernos contra el VHC son pastillas que se toman una vez al d\u00eda durante 8 a 12 semanas. La mayor\u00eda de las personas, m\u00e1s del 95%, se curan despu\u00e9s del tratamiento. Curarse significa que el virus ha desaparecido y no puede da\u00f1ar tu h\u00edgado.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aunque te sientas sano, el tratamiento protege tu h\u00edgado e impide que transmitas el VHC a otras personas.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">C\u00f3mo protegerte<\/h2>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Hazte la prueba regularmente si tienes un riesgo elevado.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Evita compartir cualquier equipo de inyecci\u00f3n.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Utiliza barreras como preservativos o protectores dentales si puede haber sangre.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Elige tiendas de tatuajes y piercings seguras que utilicen herramientas nuevas y esterilizadas.<br\/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Si crees que puedes haber estado expuesto al VHC, pide que te hagan las pruebas enseguida. La atenci\u00f3n temprana previene el da\u00f1o hep\u00e1tico. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Superar el estigma<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A muchas gbMSM les preocupa la verg\u00fcenza o la culpa en torno al VHC. Recuerda: el VHC es una cuesti\u00f3n m\u00e9dica, no moral. El personal sanitario debe apoyarte sin juzgarte. Si encuentras resistencia, busca una cl\u00ednica o un proveedor con experiencia en atenci\u00f3n LGBTQ+.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hablar abiertamente sobre el VHC ayuda a todos a mantenerse sanos. No est\u00e1s sola. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">D\u00f3nde obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Consulta nuestra <a href=\"https:\/\/gmsh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GMSH-HCV-2024-FactSheet-v4.pdf\">Hoja informativa sobre la Hepatitis C<\/a>.  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">El informe <a href=\"https:\/\/on.endhepc.ca\/roadmap\/\">Ontario Hepatitis C Elimination Roadmap (Hoja de ruta para la eliminaci\u00f3n de la hepatitis C en Ontario<\/a> ) proporciona el informe completo, el informe web y las hojas informativas relacionadas.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a href=\"http:\/\/proudprick.ca\">Proud Prick:<\/a> historias y recursos comunitarios sobre el VHC para hombres queer.<br\/><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tu cl\u00ednica local de salud sexual: pruebas, tratamiento y asesoramiento, a menudo gratuitos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La hepatitis es la inflamaci\u00f3n del h\u00edgado, un \u00f3rgano importante que elimina las toxinas de tu cuerpo. Hay 5 cepas de virus (de la A a la E) que pueden causar hepatitis, pero la m\u00e1s preocupante es el virus de la hepatitis C, o VHC. 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