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What Causes Hep
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cause of hep. chow can you get this virus tears,spit drinking or using a straw after and infected person?...Response from Barbara McGovern, M.D.
Tufts University School of Medicine
The most common way to get hepatitis C is through injection drug use. The blood supply is basically safe. Sexual transmission is uncommon. Sharing straws has been suggested; however that study did not ask patients about injection drug use.Dr. M...
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Unknown Causes of Hep B and CI have read that many people contract Hepatitis B and C, yet have no risk factors in their past.How... Read more »Hep B vaccine cause reactive antibody resultCan the Hep B vaccine cause a reactive antibody result on a Hep C test?... Read more »
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Hep AlphabetIn recent years, the hepatitis C virus, or HCV, has received an ever-increasing amount of attention in the media in general and in HIV/AIDS circles in particular. Part of the reason is HCV's tendency to become chronic in those who become infected... Read more »Canada: Vancouver Island Health Authority Targets $1.5 Million to Halve HIV/AIDS, Hep CToward the goal of reducing HIV and hepatitis C infection rates by 50 percent in the coming three years, the Vancouver Island Health Authority will distribute $1.5 million Canadian ($1.3 million US) to community health programs. Specifically, VIHA... Read more »Study Confirms International Outbreak of Sexually Transmitted Hep CHepatitis C virus (HCV) can be spread in ways similar to HIV, particularly through sharing or receiving the following: equipment for substance use tattooing needles contaminated blood or blood products HCV infects the liver and can... Read more »AIDS-Related Illnesses Leading Cause of Death in South Africa in 2000, Medical Research Council Report SaysAIDS-related illnesses were the leading cause of death in South Africa in 2000, accounting for about 30% of all deaths nationwide, according to a Medical Research Council of South Africa report released on Tuesday, South Africa's Star reports.... Read more »
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Hep Coinfection? Gman?
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I have a quick question I would love to get some knowledgeable people's help on. I had protected sex with a prostitute where the condom broke. I got really sick about three weeks later (bad night sweats and extreme fatigue and other symptoms!). I...
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Hep Question
Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies
I was tested neg for HIV but now I am worried about hep b cause I Am in Asia and hep b is pretty common here according to the CDC.Since I always use condoms is there reason to test for hep b? Should I be scared of this? What I don't understand is why... Read more » Hep B Vaccine affecting ELISA?
Posted by crazy_person, 1 Reply
I've read that the vaccine could cause HIV RNA levels to increase, showing an elevated viral load for up to 4-6 weeks. My question is this - would the Hep B vaccine affect the HIV ELISA causing either a false negative or a false positive result? I...
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