Hepatitis C is one of the most common types of viral hepatitis. Learn more about how you get hep C, the symptoms, how it's diagnosed, and the most common treatments.
Depression, anxiety, and other mental health problems can affect how well a person follows a hepatitis C treatment plan and their response to treatment.
In over 85 percent of cases, the infection and inflammation become chronic—they persist for years and decades if left untreated, in many cases leading to permanent damage to the liver, severe scarring in the liver (cirrhosis), liver cancer, and liver failure. There are drugs that can end a hep C infection in over 90 percent of cases. These drugs are called direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). The ...
Here’s why so few Americans have been cured of hep C—and how we can do better.
Hepatitis C treatment is effective for people who use drugs and can cure most infections. However, substance abuse may still impact your treatment.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is curable. Hep C treatment is easier and shorter than ever before and the vast majority of those who took the newest medications were cured.
These resources can help you learn more: HCVguidelines.org · IDsociety.org · National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable · GileadAdvancingAccess.com · Abbvie Patient Assistance Program · HepC.com
Learn what people with hep C should discuss with their healthcare provider when choosing a regimen of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medications.
and those who are coinfected with HIV often continue seeing their infectious disease physician or HIV specialist for hep C treatment. But is there any benefit to seeing one kind of provider...
Diagnosis Treatment Medications Liver Transplant Home Remedies... Hepatitis C virus infection is an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus (also referred to as HCV or hep C)...