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Causes Of Hep
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cause of hep. chow can you get this virus tears,spit drinking or using a straw after and infected person?...
Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.
Tufts University School of Medicine
The most common way to get hepatitis C is through injection drug use. The blood supply is basically safe. Sexual transmission is uncommon. Sharing straws has been suggested; however that study did not ask patients about injection drug use.Dr. M...
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Unknown Causes of Hep B and CI have read that many people contract Hepatitis B and C, yet have no risk factors in their past.How... Read more »Hep B vaccine cause reactive antibody resultCan the Hep B vaccine cause a reactive antibody result on a Hep C test?... Read more »
Articles
Hep AlphabetIn recent years, the hepatitis C virus, or HCV, has received an ever-increasing amount of attention in the media in general and in HIV/AIDS circles in particular. Part of the reason is HCV's tendency to become chronic in those who become infected... Read more »
Canada: Vancouver Island Health Authority Targets $1.5 Million to Halve HIV/AIDS, Hep CToward the goal of reducing HIV and hepatitis C infection rates by 50 percent in the coming three years, the Vancouver Island Health Authority will distribute $1.5 million Canadian ($1.3 million US) to community health programs. Specifically, VIHA... Read more »
Viral Infections -- Hep C and HIV Linked to Hip FracturesInfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV causes inflammation, a natural response by the immune system as it seeks to deal with invading germs. However, sometimes the sheer number of germs overwhelms the immune system or at other times the... Read more »
Study Confirms International Outbreak of Sexually Transmitted Hep CHepatitis C virus (HCV) can be spread in ways similar to HIV, particularly through sharing or receiving the following: equipment for substance use tattooing needles contaminated blood or blood products HCV infects the liver and can... Read more »
Connect With Others
Hep Coinfection? Gman?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I have a quick question I would love to get some knowledgeable people's help on. I had protected sex with a prostitute where the condom broke. I got really sick about three weeks later (bad night sweats and extreme fatigue and other symptoms!). I...
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Hep Question
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I was tested neg for HIV but now I am worried about hep b cause I Am in Asia and hep b is pretty common here according to the CDC.Since I always use condoms is there reason to test for hep b? Should I be scared of this? What I don't understand is why... Read more » Hep B Vaccine affecting ELISA?
Posted by crazy_person, 1 Reply
I've read that the vaccine could cause HIV RNA levels to increase, showing an elevated viral load for up to 4-6 weeks. My question is this - would the Hep B vaccine affect the HIV ELISA causing either a false negative or a false positive result? I...
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