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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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what is the name of the test

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what is the name of the test that needs to be done to determine if the hep is active or not? is it hpc, im not sure does anyone know? i need help, so that i can get the test. so i can find out whats going on with my "issue"
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i think it is a hep panel that tests you for all the heps. you can usually go to health dept and gt it for discount rate. Should test for hep antibodies in system. then go from there with a specialist.
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THE GASTROL. I'M SEEING JUST ORDERED A "HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL" TO SEE WHERE I'M AT.WISH I WERE ABLE TO BE SPECIFIC AND TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT THAT COVERS BUT I CAN'T.MAYBE THERES SOMEONNE OUT THERE WHO WORKS IN HEALTH CARE THAT IS FAMILUAR W/THIS AND COULD BE MORE PRECISE.HOPE THIS HELPS A LITTLE.BEST OF LUCK,YOU'RE NOT ALONE.VJI
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Your doctor can tell if youre infected with the hepatitis C virus by performing blood tests that look at several different things such as:Liver enzymes: When the liver is being attacked and cells are being destroyed, liver enzymes become elevated and a blood test called ALT can measure this. The next step is to determine if a hepatitis virus is what is causing the increased enzyme levels.Antibodies: Doctors use the ELISA and RIBA tests to detect the presence of antibodies that the body produces against the hepatitis C virus. If this test is positive, it means you have been exposed to the virus but does not tell if you still have the virus.Viral load: These tests can tell whether the virus is present and how much is in your blood.

copied from http://www.hepc-connection.org/Page/149.aspx
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This will help you in the furture to understand tests.

http://labtestsonline.org/index.html
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http://www.hcvadvocate.org/Modules/Mod4/player.html

Posted in Recommendations. Is a module that explains tests, the guys voice is monotone, but informative! Hope it helps.
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