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I have been injected by one dose of interferon as a precaution for virus c , did this harm my body. this happened since 6 yrs ago?

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Interferon: This will not have harmed you, but you should definitely go and be tested to see if you have hepatitis c and whether there may be a need for treatment. This is a very serious illness.

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Answered 4/4/2014

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