How is hepatitis c passed and what is cure ?!


Question: How is hepatitis c passed and what is cure .?
how is this passed from one person to another .. just found out my son's girlfriend has this and want to know if my son will get or has it .. how do they get treatment when they have no money and no ins. she is on death's doorHealth Question & Answer


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By blood-to-blood contact (drug-use), and there is no cure.

It may be sexually transmitted, although this is rare, and usually only occurs when an STD (like HIV) is also present and makes blood contact more likely.Health Question & Answer

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Hepatitis C
Like hepatitis B, hepatitis C can lead to cirrhosis or liver cancer. also like hepatitis B, hepatitis C is transmitted from person to person through blood or other body fluids.

Hepatitis C is the most serious type of hepatitis - it's now one of the most common reasons for liver transplants in adults. Every year, thousands of people in the United States die from the virus. And there's no cure and no vaccine.

An estimated 4.1 million Americans are currently infected with the virus. The most common way people become infected is through sharing drug paraphernalia such as needles and straws. People also get hepatitis C after having unprotected sex with an infected partner. Before 1990, many people got hepatitis C through blood transfusions, but better blood screening and handling procedures now mean that this rarely happens.

The medications currently used to treat hepatitis C are effective in controlling the disease in some people. However, hepatitis C treatments are not very easy to take, especially because some require frequent injections.


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It's lethal and can be passed on by sex and body fluids.Health Question & Answer



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