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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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We all know that Heppers shouldn't drink

HEPCinRVA
HEPCinRVA
but here is an article that shows the increased risk of damage for Hepper women and drinking:
http://tinyurl.com/yqb7eq
deleted_user
deleted_user
eeeeewwwwww I love you honey, but I really didn't like what I just read. no offense and the info re: drinking is good to know, but the whole death thingy....ugh
HEPCinRVA
HEPCinRVA
Well, better safe than sorry. If NOT drinking can add years to your life, than drink I shall NOT.
The average age thingy, if accurate, is scary for me, too, hun. I'm 57!
Combined with my sh**y feeling last summer(I felt like I was dying, at least at that time. I don't feel like that now. I can't explain exactly how other than to say I felt like a vampire had sucked out all my life force.) and death dreams, it really scares the living bejeesus out of me.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I wonder if this is because of the fact that womens organs are more easily effected by heavy drinking than men hepc positive or not. I know this because I was a heavy drinker. I don't like the mortality rate listed. I think some clarifications need to be listed for the numbers. I would think that had to do with more than drinking because at 47 I believe this virus isn't going to take me down that fast at 49.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Just wanted to add I could have been carrying the virus for around 24 years which makes more sense on the mortality rate. So by that your looking around 25 more years at 47. That would make me 72. If healty that would be a fine age. Even with out hep my grandpa use to say who wants to get older ya can't remember anything and ya can't ship right.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Wow...that means if I didnt quit years ago Id be DEAD now!!! Im 49 now!!! This really is no surprize to me...My GI told me if I ever drink again after this TX I would be putting the nails in my coffin anyway!!!
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