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HCV RE-INFECTIONCan you be reinfected with HCV giving you a supervirus?Is the HCV virus more deadly to HIV ers?...Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.
New York University, School of Medicine
Yes to both. Some people have had many HCV infections, in fact even if you beat one infection with HCV, you can be infected again! So don't take risks! HCV progresses to cirrhosis about twice as fast in people who have HIV and is certainly more...
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build up of HC-VDear Dr. McGovern,I am recently diagnosed with HCV (co-infected with HiV, which I contracted in... Read more »False Positives. Does Chronic HCV affect an HIV test?Hello Dr. McGovern. Thanks for the information you provided to me. I know that Orasure tests and... Read more »
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HIV and Hepatitis C: Learn the Facts, Take ActionIt has been five years since ACRIA last took an in-depth look at the hepatitis C virus (HCV). But it remains a serious and, unfortunately, very common comorbidity of HIV. HIV both increases the likelihood of contracting HCV and complicates its... Read more »HIV CoinfectionsTerms Used in This Fact Sheet AIDS-defining condition: Any of several illnesses that canlead to a diagnosis of AIDS in a person infected with HIV.AIDS is the most advanced stage of HIV infection. Coinfection: Infection with more than one... Read more »Victrelis (Boceprevir) Fact SheetWhat Is Victrelis? Victrelis is a hepatitis C virus (HCV)-fighting protease inhibitor that works for people with genotype 1. Victrelis blocks an important step in the hepatitis C virus life cycle. The HCV protease enzyme works like a pair of... Read more »Incivek (Telaprevir) Fact SheetWhat Is Incivek? Incivek is a hepatitis C virus (HCV)-fighting protease inhibitor that works for people with genotype 1. Incivek blocks an important step in the hepatitis C virus life cycle. The HCV protease enzyme works like a pair of scissors; it... Read more »
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Friends of the HIV and HCV Communities
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
Friends of the HIV and HCV Communities: In preface I want you to understand how fortunate I feel to live in the United States under the care of excellent physicians and with access to the medications I need. I have spent many hours wondering and... Read more » I'm trying not to scare anyone, but facts are fact
Posted by Anonymous, 6 Replies
In fact I'm not trying to scare anyone, and I don't want to make a kid's game out of the Bulletin Board. I'm just trying to make everyone realize that 99,9% of people doesn't cover all individuals, when talking about tests... I'm sure that 999 of...
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Anyone out there coinfected w/ HIV/HCV?
Posted by AMERIBOI2003, 3 Replies
New to this site and I would like to talk to anyone who may be coinfected w/ HIV/HCV. Anyone who has gone through treatment for HCV. Can answers some questions that I have to help me weigh all of my considerations for treatment.
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Exposure to HCV *DELETED*
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