
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.
I'd heard of Pam Anderson and Naomi Judd having it but when I found the list of FAMOUS people having HEPC, I was astounded that so few of them have 'come out.' And so few of them are raising money for research,care,etc,.
Perhaps we could mount a campaign to get some of these folks to speak up.
Do a show on Oprah? Montel?
Here's a link to the Wikipedia list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_hepatitis_C
Brittany and her sneezes are not on the list. But it wouldn't surprise me if she and many other of the young wild bunch in Hoyyweird had been exposed and have HepC.
I used to work at a large art department of a major university. About 90% of the kids I saw at the school had some sort of tattoo or body piercing. Many of them were covered with tattoos and body piercings. I wonder where they got those tattoos and if the know the risk involved?
I'd like to go back to that school and speak to the kids about those risks and get them to go to their school clinic or family doctor and get tested.
I wonder how many clinics and doctors see all these tattooed kids and try to get them tested?
Too many bogus tests and experiences for me in the past, so, yeah, I don't completely trust the medical community.