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Transmission of Hep C? (HEPATITIS C TRANSMISSION VIA SALIVA, 2010)
Dr., I so appreciate your honesty and yet I feel you are a bit naive. Transmission is a lot more common than you are letting on. I am 61 and have had hepc for most of my life. I got it from IV drug use I think. To say almost nonexistent when talking...
Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.
The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation
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