Can anyone give me any information on Hepatitis C?

A friend of mine has recently been diagnosed & I figure the more informed I am, the better I might be able to help her when she needs me.

there are no vaccine for hep c. you can't really do anything until the symptoms gradually gets worse. interferon therapy is one of the main treatments. hope this helps. Source(s): http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1999/29...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepat...

Well I know someone who has that also. Be careful not to use same towels, nail clippers, hair & tooth brushes, etc.

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. Inflammation causes soreness and swelling. Hepatitis can be caused by many things. Drinking too much alcohol, abusing drugs and taking some medicines can cause hepatitis. Many viruses can cause hepatitis, too.

I found a site that is very good at lamens terms to help you more easily understand the condition.
Sorry to hear about your friend.

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a disease spread parentrally, AND NO ITS NOT SPREAD BY TOWELS .TOOTHBRUSHES.most likely she must have had a blood transfusion in the past n got the infection. NO BODY GETS IT FROM UNLESS gIVEN HER BLOOD,this condition runs a long latency before manifesting the disease. the symtoms may nt seem severe initially but the virus does damage the live causing failure. for treatment it must be born in mind that its expensive and you must goto a speality hospital or unit for it. you wud need sum more investigations some routine n others for further guiding the treatment eg. typing . the treatment is peg-interferons and ribavarin given over 6 mths. yes this is needed as no other effective treatment exists. there are sideeffects but they subside soon. given this information id say u must see a good doc.
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