what is hepatitis c?how does one get it?

Hep C is all of those things you previously read. The one thing that isn't clear about Hep-C is that it's not normally spread with sexual contact unless you have had multiple partners. People married for years will find one partner infected and the other not infected. You don't have to worry about transmitting it via saliva either. It is mainly spread by infected needles or blood transfusions from pre-1990 before Hep-C was detected in blood screenings. It will stay dormate for years, perhaps 10-20 years all the time damaging your body without you knowing it. It causes severe liver damage, colon problems and a multitude of other problems. Alot of people find that once they discover they have it, it's almost too late to take any treatment (which is almost as bad as having the disease itself). Patients will be prone to varicies in the esophagus (bleeding veins) due to the elevated pressure of blood trying to get through the liver. Ammonia levels will go up and this can cause brain damage and coma. You can educate yourself on alot of good sites online an encourage your friend to be as healthy as possible. I wouldn't worry too much about catching Hep-c from your friend via anything but blood; no sharing tooth brushes, or razors either. Most people don't know where they get the infection from in the first place. My mother has endstage liver failure due to Hep-C for 25 years, and I can tell you it's not a disease for sissies. There is no cure. Godloveya for being a good a faithful friend.

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Hepatitis C is a disease caused by a virus (called HCV or hepatitis C virus), which affects the liver. It is the most serious kind of hepatitis; in the US, it is the leading cause of liver transplants. Hep C is a blood-borne disease; risk factors are intraveneous drug use and shared needles, blood transfusions before 1992, tattoos, and anything else where someone is exposed to the blood of someone else who is infected.

Some people have the disease for 20 years without symptoms.

Treatment involves months of interferon therapy, which has drastic side effects. Some people can't tolerate the treatment. New and better treatments are in the pipeline.

This web site offers good information: www.hepatitisneighborhood.org.

You can become infected with hepatitis C if you come into contact with the blood or, less commonly, the body fluids of an infected person.

The blood has the highest concentration of the virus, so exposure to infected blood is the easiest way to get the virus. Just a small trace of blood can cause an infection. The virus can survive outside the body in patches of dried blood on surfaces for at least 16 hours, but no longer than four days (at room temperature conditions).

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Hep C is a virus that affects the liver. There is no cure, though I believe interferon treatment can reduce the virus to undectable levels on one's blood.

It's passed from person to person often by needle use and sexual activity. Of course, this means you can get it through any means that involves blood contact...transfusions for one. But spreading it from person to person requires more than casual contact.

Lots of people can live healthy lives with Hep C, but must take precautions to protect their liver (i.e., no over the counter pain killers like Advil, no alcohol, etc.

See the link below for basic information.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/c/fac...

Hep C is very nasty blood bone disease. It kills and infect many more per year then aids and kills many more. You can get it the same way you get aids and even easier. Aids for the most part is a wimps virus while hep c is a bruit. Many have gotten it for blood transfusion before the blood was tested. Today most get it from shared needle, unprotected sex, needle sticks in medical field, or just coming into contact with blood for an infected person. There is no real cure.

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what is hepatitis c?how does one get it?

i have a friend who has this,as she cant read hebrew,she asked me to read her doctors report.i am shy to ask my friend,but would like some insight to this disease,does it spread to other people and what are the long term effects,from mikhal in israel.

hepatitis c causes liver damage,one can get it by using iv drugs,sexual intercourse{unprotected},tainted blood transfusion,if untreated you can pass along to others by sex,sharing needles.there are treatments to cure hep c,it takes about 1 yr ,it is pills/and shots;needless to say any exchange of body fluids ^ chances of spreading hep/c

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http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/c/fac...

this website will tell you many things about hepatitas c itwilltell you the SIGNS & SYMPTOMS, Causes, LONG-TERM EFFECTS, TRANSMISSION , Recommendations for testing based on risk for HCV infection, PREVENTION, TREATMENT & MEDICAL MANAGEMENT, and STATISTICS & TRENDS.

I hope this helps your friend