Tattoos Are Associated with Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the Absence of Other Risk Factors
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- Category: HCV Prevention
- Published on Tuesday, 29 January 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Individuals with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in New York City were about 5 times more likely to have a tattoo than people without HCV, even after traditional risk factors such as injection drug use were taken into account, researchers reported in the January 12, 2013, advance online edition of Hepatology.
Can Low Volume Syringes Help End HIV and HCV Transmission Among People Who Use Drugs?
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Thursday, 24 January 2013 00:00
- Written by Cyd Nova
Syringes that have a lower "dead space" volume retain less fluid that can harbor HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV), and switching to this type could help reduce viral transmission among injection drug users, according to an article in the January 2013 issue of International Journal of Drug Policy.
HIV+ People Who Get Hepatitis C May Experience Rapid Liver Disease Progression
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Tuesday, 08 January 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
People with HIV, especially those with advanced immune suppression, who become coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) may experience rapid progression to decompensated cirrhosis and liver-related death, Mt. Sinai researchers reported in the December 21, 2012, advance edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Water and Filters Used for Drug Injection May Transmit Hepatitis C Virus
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- Category: HCV Prevention
- Published on Friday, 11 January 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Water, containers, and material used to mix and filter heroin -- not just syringes -- can harbor hepatitis C virus (HCV) and contribute to transmission among injection drug users, according to a study published in the November 5, 2012, advance edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Hepatitis C Sexual Transmission Is Rare among Monogamous Heterosexual Couples
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- Category: HCV Prevention
- Published on Friday, 14 December 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) between long-term, monogamous, heterosexual partners can potentially occur, but appears to be very uncommon, according to a study of 500 couples described in the November 23, 2012, advance online edition of Hepatology. Furthermore, the analysis failed to find a link between HCV transmission and any specific sexual activities.
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