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coinfections hiv and hepc

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

please help i know you guess are not doctor but could you
please due some research for me ? I dont have acsess
to a computer often. can you find out if 6 months test is accurate or is it 6month from time of exposure or6 month after onset of symptoms Read more »

No longer have HepC!

Posted by heatherblue, 2 Replies

I went to my doctor today. My numbers are all amazing. CD4=701, viral load undetectable. And he says that I no longer have HepC. I have never heard of this. I am pleased, don't get me wrong. It's just kinda crazy. I was always told that it... Read more »

I have a co-infection;HIV, and HEP-C.

Posted by stevepalma, 1 Reply

I found out that i had this co-infection(hiv,hep-c) in 2002.My doctor says that it is very hard to treat,however with sticking to my meds;this includes hiv meds, and interferon,i now have the hep-c under control after 30 weeks of a 48 week... Read more »

Trying to deal with being + I also have Hepc

Posted by rackme, 7 Replies

I was just told Im hiv+ and Im also hepc. so I don't know when Im not feeling good which is causing the problems been getting vertigo the last couple of days. I see my shrink next week. I guess Im looking for ansures. Thanks any onfo I can get would... Read more »

hiv and hepc

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

it has been 6 months since exposure started having diarrhea and
all my lymph nodes in my breast and under arm are swollen
soreness in my back. my stomach keeps burning. had ars 3 weeks
after exposure lymphadenopathy but it didnt hurt but my throat
was... Read more »

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Discovery of HepC

When did Michael Houghton discover Hepatitis C? How long has the medical industry known of Hepatitis C? ...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

He found it in the late 1980's, but the test was not standardized for blood banking effectively until June 1992. There was some testing for it in 1991, but it was not perfect. He is working hard on a vaccine for HCV now. DTD... Read more »

HepC Petrified 16 y.o. - please help

Dear doctor, please help, because I am so scared that I am unable to study these days. My situation is like this.My father was an army medical worker during peace times(Europe) 20 years ago. A few years ago I used(for many timese) on of dad's...

Response from Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D.

New York University, School of Medicine

Max, share this burden with your parents! You should not generally share dental instruments like toothbrushes but there is very little to worry about! If you have any other risks, you may want to see the doctor and make sure you are vaccinated... Read more »

Addisons disease , HIV AND HEPC

hello doctors i have been following you guys for a FEW YEARS and wanted you to know u are helping me all the time, my mother and i both have HIV, mine is doing fine undetectable and 400 cd4, my mothers however is not, she has recently found out she...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

There are some great treatments coming for treatment of HCV in the HIV infected person. Look at my blogs on boceprevir and telaprevir. We just got word that the telaprevir trial showed about 74% of all the patients on the telaprevir arm still had no... Read more »

transmitting hepc

at what stage hepatitisc is transmitted...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

Hepatitis C can be transmitted sexually (uncommon) or through injection drug use (common) during chronic or acute stages of infection.... Read more »

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