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Hepatitis Life Span
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How long is a life span with hep BI was recently diagnosed with Hepatitis B. My level is only at 1000 so I was told it was a mild case. My question is how long is my life expectancy? Will I die early? I am only 31 with 2 kids and I am very scared.Thank you...
Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.
Tufts University School of Medicine
With your level of virus it is not even clear that you will ever need treatment.You will need careful follow-up to see how your infection proceeds over time. However, you should not be thinking about hepatitis B interfering with your lifespan....
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AIDS Reduces Zambians' Life SpanZambians' average life expectancy has drastically fallen from 43 years in 1996 to 37 years today due to the high incidence of disease, particularly HIV/AIDS, according to a UN report. The incidence of TB has jumped from 100 cases per 100,000... Read more »
Kansas City Star Examines Increasing Life Spans of HIV-Positive U.S. ResidentsThe Kansas City Star on Monday examined HIV-positive U.S. residents' increasing average life spans, which "def[y] the virus' early image as a quick death sentence" but often "[w]ea[r] out the sympathy and patience of friends as health... Read more »
Africans on HIV Drugs Can Expect Normal Life Span -- StudyUgandans with HIV/AIDS who receive antiretroviral therapy (ARVs) can hope to have a near-normal life expectancy, according to research announced Monday at the 6th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in... Read more »
Africa: Sub-Saharan Life Span Down by Five YearsA World Bank report, Disease and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa , released at the Cape Town Book Fair on Sunday said one in six African children die before reaching their fifth birthday from preventable and treatable diseases. Eduard Bos, World... Read more »
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My Life Story With HIV and Hepatitis C
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Hi everyone,I've been living with hiv and hcv for seventeen years, and I now have cirrhosis. For this reason I'm writing my life story at http://ricksworld411.blogspot.com I hope to share the events that shaped my life. I also hope to be able to be of... Read more » Hepatitis Question
Posted by Anonymous
Hi everyone. I recently had a battery of tests done for STDs. I tested negative for everything (including HIV) except Hepatitis B. (I know this is an HIV board, but I can't find any info on HepB on the web)So to anyone who also has HepB....what is... Read more » life
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
i've been pos for 20 years and i also have hep c and yes i take alot of meds but if your steady on them they work if off a few days you feel bad so take it and get out of the house because trust me it realy helps and if you have depression the best...
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Life Expectancy
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Anyone have and idea of what the average life expectancy of some1 infected today would be? I see people on here whe have been pos for about 4 years and have countless problems then there are people that are 20 plus years pos and have little or no...
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