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No. If a person treated for hep C has an undetectable viral load 6 months after completing the treatment they are considered "cured." (technically called a sustained virological response) There should be no risk of transmission from this person. However, it's always a good idea to protect yourself from risks anyway (no sharing of needles or equipment, razors, toothbrushes, etc.).
Hepatitis C is passed from blood-to-blood contact, so it is possible to become infected if both people have open wounds when fighting (often sustained during a struggle).
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What type of medication is pegylated interferon?
The Pegylated interferon treats chronic hepatitis. Pegylated interferon, usually called peginterferon, is chemically modified from the standard interferon that treats hepatitis C and B.
What are the serious ocular complications of the treatment of interferon for Hepatitis C?
ocular complications of the treatment of interferon
What is interferon used to treat?
Interferon therapy is used to treat a variety of diseases. The most common are multiple sclerosis, cancer, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Interferon therapy causes immunosuppression.
What therapy is used to treat multiple sclerosis hepatitis c and some cancers?
Synthetic interferonsynthetic interferon
Is Synthetic interferon used in the treatment of Hepatitis B and c?
Yes
How is hepatitis C treated and can hepatitis C be cured?
Hepatitis C is commonly treated with weekly injections of pegylated interferon alfa and a capsule of Ribavirin given twice daily. Interferon injections boost the immune system to attack liver cells infected with the hepatitis C virus and also inhibits viral replication. Ribavirin capsules inhibit the replication and infectivity of the hepatitis C virus.The treatment for Hepatitis C typically lasts 24-48 weeks. Hepatitis C is curable in more than 50% of patients, but a various number of factors influence the likelihood of a patient responding to treatment. Those factors are: strain of virus, gender, weight, viral load, age, and the extent of scarring in the liver.
What is use to treat multiple sclerosis hepatitis c and some cancers?
Synthetic Interferon
How is the infection with the virus that causes hepatitis C hindered by interferon?
Infection with the virus that causes hepatitis C is hindered by interferon via the binding to a site on human cells that is also used by the virus. Thus, the virus cannot enter and infect the host cell
Is hepatitis C temporary?
No, hepatitis C it often permanent and in cases where it is cured medically it takes a long time
Can interferon cause arthritis?
I think yes. I say so because I am currently conducting research on interferon induced arthritis and our data indicates that interferon(treatment for hepatitis C ) can actually cause arthritis.
Is synthetic interferon used in the treatment of Hepatitis C and in some cancers?
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what do you mean by hepatitis B and hepatitis C reactive or positive?
This indicates that the person who has antibodies reactive to the Hepatitis B or C virus and likely has been exposed to the disease (and likely has it).
