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Hep C Org
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Donation of body parts if HepC+ ?I was exposed to Hep C over 20 yeas ago, so now I test poitive; but it has never made me sick. Would it be safe to donate my body at death? Could my body parts be of any help to anyone?...
Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.
Tufts University School of Medicine
This is an interesting question. There is recent interest in using liver organs from hepatitis C individuals who have died and transplanting them in HCV positive patients who are dying from liver disease. The idea is that since there is such a...
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Exposure to HEPC/HIV Please help a healthcare volunteer .. 5th time trying! Have stopped volunteering and feel miserable abt it!!!!I work as a volunteer at the VA( first time dealing with blood). Today after I centrifuged some... Read more »Testing Postitive for HEPATITIS CGood Morning,I got my blood test report yesterday. It show that my HCV Ratio is 25.0 H high s/co... Read more »
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Colorado: Hepatitis C Awareness and Testing Campaign LaunchedHep C Connection is a new awareness and testing campaign aimed at alerting Coloradoans about hepatitis C virus, which is especially prevalent among baby boomers. Those born between 1946 and 1964 account for nearly 70 percent of HCV cases, and a new... Read more »
Guide to Hepatitis C for People Living With HIVIntroduction Welcome to our treatment guide for HIV-positive people who also have the hepatitis C virus (called HCV, for short). The people who wrote this guide have direct experience with HIV and hepatitis C. We have written this guide to... Read more »
Hepatitis C y el VIH/SIDATabla de Contenidos ¿Qué Es la Hepatitis C? ¿Cómo se Propaga el VHC? Diagnóstico del VHC Tratamiento del VHC Prevención del VHC Referencias ¿Qué Es la Hepatitis C? La hepatitis es una inflamación, o hinchazón, del... Read more »
My Fight for a Hepatitis C CureLynda Dee I thought I had dodged a bullet. I had stopped using heroin intravenously in the early '70s and tested HIV negative. My husband wasn't so lucky -- he died of complications from AIDS in 1987, two years after our son died from SIDS. I... Read more »
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Professional in NY feeling alone
Posted by Phoenix1012, 22 Replies
Hi everyone,I tested positive in January of this year. Since then, I have been carrying around the shame of having caught this. You see, I am in the mental health profession and we have to receive mandatory training every two years on HIV/AIDS.... Read more »
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