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Is Hep C the worst form of Hepatitis?

Dear barbara, last year i was cleared of Hep. C, genotype 3 (a,b,c,d,e i don't know). Looking into it I cannot understand how i could have contracted it. I am HIV positive and never shot up with needles. I did eat suchi at times. I was...

Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.

Tufts University School of Medicine

Both Hepatitis B and hepatitis C can cause chronic liver disease. However, hepatitis C infection usually causes chronic disease in about 75-85 percent of patients. Hepatitis B usually resolves and only becomes chronic in the minority of people.... Read more »

resubmitted form the Fatigue and Anemia Forum: Discordant couple - Risk of HCV transmission (Hepatitis C Virus Infections Among HIV-Infected Men Who Have Sex With Men: An Expanding Epidemic, 2010 )

I have been HIV+ about 5 years now and take Atripla as treatment. My CD4 is 650, viral load below... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

Terrifying Fear of Getting HIV from HIV Test (resubmitted form the Fatigue and Anemia Forum) from

Dr. Frascino this is a very serious question and I have become terrified and I need your expert... Read more »

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Update on Management of the HIV/Hepatitis B- or HIV/Hepatitis C-Coinfected Patient

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U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Romania Suffering Europe's Highest Hepatitis Rate

With 2 million of its 22 million people infected with a form of hepatitis, Romania has Europe's highest burden of the disease. An estimated 1.5 million Romanians carry a form of hepatitis but do not know they are infected. According to a report... Read more »

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ritonavir in liquid form

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

My partner just started taking ritonavir in the liquid form and it
tastes really bad. Furthermore, after taking it, he becomes very
nauseous and weak. We would like to hear from people with
... Read more »

is this a form of transmission??

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

i accidentally pricked myself with one of those nails people put in bulletin boards to hold papers, i'm sorry i don't recall the name right now, it fell on the floor with all the papers and i was putting it back and i pricked myself on my finger, no... Read more »

dating & forming a family in Dallas, TX...havent met a poz women?

Posted by jtgymguy, 2 Replies

i was diagnozed on dec 2011, i still havent met any poz girls. I dont care about status but it would be good to meet someone that can truly understand waht i am going through. Read more »

Inability to form antibodies

Posted by Anonymous, 3 Replies

Would it be safe to say that if a person did not produce antibodies by 3 years after exposure, they would not be able to fight off common infections. Isn't the antibodies what makes the symptoms of ARS resolve?
I have some non-specific symptoms that... Read more »

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