How Does Hepatitis C Spread?
Unlike cold or flu viruses, the hepatitis C virus (HCV) does not spread easily. It is transmitted by direct contact with blood that carries the virus. Before screening donated blood for hepatitis C became mandatory in 1991, most transmission occurred …
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Hepatitis C viruses are so small that they can only been seen with the most powerful electron microscopes. Yet simple tests can reliably tell whether someone has been exposed to the virus. Other tests can show if someone still has an active infection….
Learn MoreAlcohol and Hepatitis C
If you’ve been diagnosed with hepatitis C, your doctor has probably advised you to give up alcoholic beverages. For some people, this can be one of the most difficult lifestyle adjustments to make. But it’s also one of the most important. Several stud…
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Why should I have a blood test for hepatitis B?Like other forms of hepatitis, hepatitis B is a virus that can cause severe liver damage. Unfortunately, a third of the people who have hepatitis B fail to show any symptoms of the disease. (Doctors would…
Learn MoreLa infección con la hepatitis C puede matar, pero menos de un tercio de los pacientes se tratan
MIÉRCOLES, 10 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Menos de un tercio de las personas con hepatitis C reciben tratamiento para esta infección, que es potencialmente letal, pero curable, en un plazo de un año tras su diagnóstico, advierte un nuevo inf…
Learn MoreFew Insured Individuals Receive Timely DAA Treatment for Hep C
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Few insured individuals with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection receive timely direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment, according to research published in the Aug. 9 early-release issue of the U.S. Center…
Learn MoreHepatitis C Infection Can Kill, But Less Than a Third of Patients Get Treatment
Vital Signs Aug (HCV) Press Statement_EMBARGOED_ (1).pdfWEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Less than one-third of people with hepatitis C get treatment for this potentially deadly, but curable, infection within a year of their diagnosis, a n…
Learn MoreHep C Reinfection Low Among People Receiving Opioid Agonist Therapy
MONDAY, Aug. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Reinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is low after successful treatment among people receiving opioid agonist therapy (OAT), according to a study published online Aug. 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
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