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Author Topic: This surprises me.  (Read 10355 times)

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Offline patsy

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This surprises me.
« 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

Offline lporterrn

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Re: This surprises me.
« Reply #1 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/   
Lucinda Porter, RN
1988 Contracted HCV
1997 Interferon nonresponder
2003 PEG + ribavirin responder-relapser
2013 Cured (Harvoni + ribavirin clinical trial)
https://www.hepmag.com/blogger/lucindakporter

Offline Bucky

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Re: This surprises me.
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2014, 02:23:46 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
I HAVE SLAYED THE DRAGON.....CURED SVR24!

 


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