Interestingly, in many people the presence of the symptoms does not bear a direct relationship with the extent of the disease. In other words, someone with very mild HCV may have many of the symptoms, while another person who has much more advanced disease does not have any symptoms. It is very individual. Usually people with HCV are found because the liver enzymes in their blood are above normal limits, and their doctors do more blood tests to find the cause. Others are found through testing positive while donating blood or because their doctor identified risk factors and requested the blood test.
Liver enzymes are proteins produced by the liver.
Everyone has a low level in their blood but when the liver is injured in any way more liver enzymes are released into the blood stream. Elevated liver enzymes are a red flag to doctors to investigate the cause of this increase. There is no need for anyone with HCV to be socially isolated. This includes dentists, blood technicians, nurses. Ask your doctor.