Please share an interesting fact about dealing with hepatitis c.

Ignore: Sometimes, hepatitis c viruse infection can happen along with hepatitis b virus.

Ignore: New therapies are available as of 2013, with high cure rates. Ask your gastroenterologist.

Ignore: Having hep c antibody does not equal active infection. Check a viral load to confirm active disease.

Ignore: If you have hep C make sure you get vaccinated for hep A and hep B. One virus is enough already!

Ignore: Medications are getting better and better to treat hepatitis C. Be sure to get treated as needed.

Get: Get screened for Hep C if there is a past or present injection or intranasal drug use.

Get: Get screened for HEP C if you have hemophilia, persistantly high ALT or get long tem hemodialysis .

Get: Get screened for HEP C if you received clottin concentrates before 1987.

Get: Get screened for hep C if you received clotting factor concentrates before 1987.

Get: Get screened for hep C if you received a blood transfusion or organ transplant before 1992.

Get: Get screened for HEP C if you have tattooes with unsterile instruments.

Get: Get screened for HEP C if you are a healthcare provider who sustained a needle stick.

Get: Get screened for HEP C if you are a baby boomer (born 1945-1965).

An: An HCV cure is defined as a sustained virologic response (SVR).

An: An SVR means no detectable HCV in the blood for 12 or more weeks after completing therapy.

HCV: HCV does not create a stable reservoir of genetic material, thus allowing it to be cured by therapy.

Cure >95%: Now a days, we can cure hepatitis C >95% of the time with just oral medication. There is no more interferon injections.

Ignore: Hepatitis C treatment options are ever changing & improving. Keep the faith, & stay up-to-date!

Ignore: Medicines have improved a lot in curing hepatitis C - see your doctor to discuss them.

Con: Con VHC, un índice de masa corporal superior a 25 se asocia con mayor riesgo de esteatosis hepática.