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Hepatitis C Main Forums => Hepatitis C and HIV Coinfection => Topic started by: patsy on July 18, 2014, 09:56:00 pm

Title: This surprises me.
Post by: patsy on July 18, 2014, 09:56:00 pm

I didn't know there was any link whatsoever between the two diseases. Why would that be? Could someone explain this?

Patsy

Title: Re: This surprises me.
Post by: lporterrn on July 19, 2014, 12:08:51 am

Some people are coinfected with both diseases because they were exposed to both. For example, some people who received blood transfusions or clotting factors in the 1980s were exposed to both viruses. The viruses are completely different, and not otherwise connected.

One of the Hep bloggers, Joe Burke has an amazing story about being coinfected. http://blogs.hepmag.com/joeburke/ (http://blogs.hepmag.com/joeburke/)   

Title: Re: This surprises me.
Post by: Bucky on August 16, 2014, 02:23:46 pm

Quote from: patsy on July 18, 2014, 09:56:00 pm

I didn't know there was any link whatsoever between the two diseases. Why would that be? Could someone explain this?

Patsy

http://www.hepmag.com/articles/sexual_transmission_HCV_2502_25673.shtml

Patsy, I re-posted this link from another member.  It seems to be a mostly guy thing.
Bucky