I agree. The only time I heard about it is when Pamela Anderson got it. BTW..that Britney remark cracked me up

thank god for the internet though,and sites like this,or we would be alot more isolated. It sure helps, although I am new here.

I think it's not in the news because it would scare so many people and there would be a run on public health clinics,etc..
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.

One of my 'missions' now, if you will is to educate the people around me.
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?

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that maybe, since there is not much to offer in terms of cure besides interferon and the treatments are harsh, doctors and medical communities are not equipped to "deal" with public response. Interferon is extremely expensive too, and if you don't have insurance, what is your fate? That would be difficult to justify.

Too many bogus tests and experiences for me in the past, so, yeah, I don't completely trust the medical community.

I think the stigma associated with it is the reason!

I agree there is a stigma associated with this disease. Nonetheless, that stigma, in my I don't know sh t opinion, is one of the MAJOR reason people with this disease need to stand up, claim it, educate, and raise h ll until something is done and the public becomes aware. It seems too darn easy to contract this disease, I'm don't believe it is just blood borne, I just don't buy that, too many people have it. Again, that's just my opionion.

I totally agree with the whole 'stigma' thing. However, how do people contract AIDS? Yet there are corporations and celebrities raising millions of $ for a cure. I read that for every person that has AIDS there are 3 more with hep c. Those are scary numbers! I agree there has got to be a way to raise public awareness. Yes a lot of us, myself included, made poor choices when we were younger and now are payng the consequences. I would like to see more focus on this virus in the education of our youth. Yes a cure would be awesome but prevention is the key. With a vaccine in the works there is hope for an end to this horrible illness. Thank God for Daily Strength. It is nice to know I'm not alone.