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How Long Does Hep Last
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liver alive long with hep. b and chow long will a liver stay healthy with both B and C hepatitis?...
Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.
New York University, School of Medicine
That depends on many different factors. Alcohol consumption, HIV infection and older age at infection all accelerate the course of liver disease. However, everyone is different. The median time to cirrhosis for hep C is about 20 years, that means...
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How long can Hep C live off the body?Hi Dr. Dieterich,I'm wondering how long Hepatitis C can live in small amounts of blood off the... Read more »how long does the hep C test take?How long do you have to wait for results on a Hep C screen? My husband found out he has Hep C... Read more »
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HEP B, C from Dr. Dieterich
Posted by Anonymous
----Q: Could you please tell me how long after possible exposure, one should be tested for Hepatitis A B & C. How long before they show up on the tests? ----A: Most of these viruses will make detectable antibodies in 6-12 weeks, but like HIV it... Read more » window with hep
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
how long does the window period extend for someone coinfected with hep C? 1 year? 2 years? 3 years?Thanks for your replies Read more » Re jamie hep vaccine
Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply
Hi Jamie, if you were vaccinated in school,im sure it was for hep B , I knoww is one for hep A but in school it would have been hep B ,so i wouldn't worry about that, As for me I never was vaccinated , So my stress level is still up there. Hope your...
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