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Hep C
A viral infection that effects the liver that can result in chronic disease, liver failure, and increase risk of cancer.
Dr. Ryan Stanton reviewed this
20 year experience in Emergency Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | |||||
Preteen 6-13 | Common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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What causes hep c?
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How can I work with hep c?
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Can you get hep c from sex ?
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Is hep c sexuaily transmited?
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Can you tell me about hep c ?
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Can you spread hep c through sex?
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What new drugs are their for hep c?
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How do you catch hep c from others?
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Can health tap refill my Hep C mefs?
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Can you get hep c from used bandage ?
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A 38-year old asked:
I have geno type one hep.C, what is this?
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Is early diagnosis of hep c helpful? How?
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Are there any natural ways to cure hep c?
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What are symptoms of last stages of hep c?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Can hep c survive on food after boiling it?
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Does hep c be transmitted through scratches?
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A 49-year old asked:
How do people contract hep-c from doing drugs?
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A 42-year old male asked:
When having hep c can I take stanback for pain?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: hep c?
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A 44-year old asked:
Acute hep vs hep c positive: which one is worse?
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A 37-year old female asked:
How soon after hep c exposure can you be tested?
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Can a dr. Estimate when someone contracted hep c?
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A 50-year old female asked:
What are those extra numbers on hep c test.. 0.02?
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A 48-year old asked:
Who should I take my son to if he has hep-c and is 14?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is there anything that can be done for hep-c discomfort?
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A female asked:
My Hep C test was 0.9 so is this a positive or a negative?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Can hep c progress so quickly.I don't believe I've had it over a year?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I had un protected sex, later guy told me he had hep c, am i going to die?
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A 39-year old female asked:
What medication should someone with hep c be taking regularly? Late stages of hep c.
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A 39-year old asked:
If you could stop hep c from replicating, would it be possible to remove it from your body?
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