Hepititis C Viral Load

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Women and HIV Viral Load

Table of Contents What Is a Viral Load? How Are Viral Load Results Used? Starting Treatment When Should You Be Tested? Women and Viral Load Areas of Future Viral Load Research What Is a Viral Load? HIV attacks immune system cells called CD4 cells. HIV enters these cells and turns them into virusfactories that produce thousands of copies of HIV. As the virus grows, itdamages or kills CD4 cells, weakening your immune system. ...

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Hepititis C/pregnancy

What are the risks for the fetus when mother has Hepititis C...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

The risk to the fetus is low.1. The risk of transmission is about 5 percent. Even less if the mother has a low viral load.2. Even if the baby acquires HCV, there is a higher chance of clearing the infection spontaneously, than in adults.3. Children... Read more »

hcv viral load

my viral load is 600,ooo what does that mean...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

That means you are chronically infected with HCV. That is also a low viral load level for HCV infection.... Read more »

what is a normal viral load for hcv 3a

I have recently been diagnosed with HCV 3a and my viral load is 13,594 and my HCV Log is 4.13. Is this normal, high, or low?...

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C.

Stanford University, School of Medicine

That would be a low viral load.... Read more »

HCV viral load

Is there a correlation, in HCV patients, of viral load and fatigue?...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

Good question but there is no correlation.... Read more »

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CD4 668 - Viral Load 227567 ? about viral load

Posted by Courtkidx, 1 Reply

I just got these results via phone and im just curious if anyone can tell me if I should be worried about my semi high viral load? I know my cd4 count is good. I am newly diagnosed as of dec. 30, 2009. Any info would be appreciated. Read more »

viral load

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Does the viral load go up after exposure or during ARS ?
And then does it go back down after 6 months? Read more »

cd4 or viral load

Posted by Lilly, 2 Replies

When starting to think about treatment, does either counts (cd4s or viral load) play a bigger role? My viral load has recently dropped, but so has my cd4's. My counts are all still at a comfortable level for me with no meds, but at the clinic... Read more »

viral load

Posted by kaliboo, 2 Replies

I've been trying to find out what your viral load is (approximately, of course) shortly after being infected... and have had no luck...

So I guess I'm just wondering... what was your viral load when it was first tested? Read more »

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