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Published on: February 19, 2019
[Infection by hepatitis B and C viruses in high-performance athletes]
L L Rodríguez Lay1, B Díaz Mendiondo, U Aragón Rodríguez
1Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba.
Abstract:
It is reported the possible relationship between the infection caused by viral agents of predominantly parenteral transmission, such as the hepatitis B virus (HBV), the hepatitis C virus (HCV), and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the sports practice. It was conducted a study of seroprevalence of the infection by HBV and HCV in Cuban high performance athletes. Only 1.3% of positivity to the HBV infection was found. This positivity is related to the sports discipline they practice and some considerations are made on this regard.
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