Hepatitis C Support Group

Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.

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If someone at work finds out you have....

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Hep C can you be fired? thanks.
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NO WAY!!! This disease may be covered by the ADA( American with Disabilities Act) LOL That would be the last thing they would want to do!! I say "may" because having a medical condition or physical impairment, even one that is quite serious, does not necessarily mean that you have a "disability" under the ADA. And if you don't have a disability, you don't get the protections offered by the law, no matter how sick you are.

So what is a disability? It is anything that "substantially impairs a major life activity." Obviously, that statement leaves a lot of room for disagreement, and in the end, the facts of your own case will determine whether you are found to have a disability. Some people with hepatitis have been deemed to have a disability, others not. If your employer has 15+ employess then resonable accomidations must be made for you. But don't expect your employer to know all these things! So here is the website, arm yourself!

http://www.ada.gov/
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I work with 50 something people and alot of them know what I have and I dont know what Id do without their everyday support and push on..Not all jobs are the same....I know this and people can be weird I havent experienced that at all. To me its freeing to be open about it. I dont sit there talking about it....its more exhausting to try and hide it which you really cant. My boss also has been awesome.
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