HCV Facts

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HCV RE-INFECTION

Can 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... Read more »

build up of HC-V

Dear Dr. McGovern,I am recently diagnosed with HCV (co-infected with HiV, which I contracted in... Read more »

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D. »

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 »

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D. »

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Articles

AIDS Community Research Initiative of America

HIV and Hepatitis C: Learn the Facts, Take Action

It 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 Coinfections

Terms 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 Sheet

What 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 Sheet

What 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 »

Connect With Others

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... Read more »

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. Read more »

Exposure to HCV DELETED

Posted by sexyitalian910, 1 Reply

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