Hepatitis C
It is also known as HCV and is mostly also transmitted through exposure to infective blood. This may happen through transfusions of HCV-contaminated blood and blood products, contaminated injections during medical procedures, and through injection drug use. Sexual transmission is also possible, but is much less common. There is no vaccine for HCV.
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Both HIV and HCV are blood-borne pathogens and have common routes of transmission through blood and blood products.
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According to the first study to model hepatitis C interventions globally, comprehensive prevention, screening, and treatment interventions can stop 15.1 million new hepatitis C infections and 1.5 million cirrhosis and liver cancer deaths worldwide, by 2030. Know how you can deal with the condition naturally.
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You may be preoccupied with your wedding planning and spending a fortune on your wedding attire, food and decor. Along with that, make sure you are enrolling for some health tests too.
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There is an urgent need to expand HCV counseling and testing for IDUs in India, and to implement interventions that will decrease HCV associated injection risk behavior to prevent a surge in the incidence of HIV infection in this population.
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Agencies, December 04, 2018 at 08:36am
The University Grants Commission (UGC) on Monday asked all the universities and colleges to undertake an awareness campaign against hepatitis B and C on the occasion of Hepatitis Day on Tuesday.
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Here's is why you need to stop and think before making a booking for a fish spa in your favourite salon. It may give you smooth feet and palms but it may not be very healthy for you as it can transmit infections.
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Mandatory screening of blood donors for HBV and HCV and introduction of disposable needles and syringes are very useful measures to ensure tighter control on the spread of these viruses, as is the emphasis on HBV vaccinations in childhood and pregnancy.
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Viral hepatitis is often associated with stigma, social marginalization and depression.
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