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Hepatitis C Infectious Disease
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HEPATITISCIHAVEHEPATITIESCANDIWOULDLIKETOKNOWIFMYHOUSBENDCOULDGETIT....
Response from Maribel Rodriguez-Torres, M.D.
Fundacion Gatroenterologia De Diego
Your husband can be infected with the HCV, by sexual contact (around 10-15% by CDC estimates) ,or less if is a monogamous relationship;also by sharing needles,razors,or any other situation where your blood could enter his body by open wounds or...
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Being informed of HIV and Hepatitis prior to accepting jobI was hired and accepted a job in a Dialysis center where HIV and Hepatitis-C is present. I was not... Read more »How soon should I test for Hep B?/ Window Period for Hepatitis?Question #1: How soon should I test for Hep B?Recently the condom broke when I was performing... Read more »
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Natural History of Hepatitis CAcute infection (0-6 months) Chronic infection (6+ months) End stage liver disease Factors that accelerate hepatitis C progression Hepatitis C and your liver What does your liver do? How does hepatitis C damage your liver? ... Read more »
Since When Are Condoms Illegal?Men who have sex with men(MSM) and sex workers areamong the most vulnerableto HIV. To combat this,prevention programs have focused onencouraging condom use to help preventtransmission. Prisoners need them, sincethe reality of prison life often... Read more »
Newly Diagnosed With Hepatitis CNewly diagnosed with both HIV and hepatitis C at the same time Are people around me now at risk? Can I pass on hepatits C through sex? Can you catch another type of hepatitis C or HIV? About hepatitis viruses Hepatitis A and... Read more »
HIV and Drug Users: A Different Clinical PictureDifferent Clinical Picture The clinical picture of HIV in drug using populations is significantly different from HIV in other populations. For example, there are almost no cases of Kaposi's Sarcoma in male IDU's (Injection Drug Users) who are also... Read more »
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