Hepatitis C
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When you think having a disease is 'punishment' for past behavior
While some diseases, such as cancer, illicit instant sympathy and caring, others, like hepatitis C, HIV/AIDS, and mental illness are often shrouded in shame, fear, and misunderstanding.
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The deadliest form of hepatitis is one you've probably never heard of
You’re probably aware that there’s more than one form of hepatitis, but it’s understandable if you can’t keep them all straight. After all, there are five main forms of the disease.
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One man's difficult journey to cure his hepatitis C 'death sentence'
Dan Palmer decided to do a good deed: donate blood. That decision would end up changing — and possibly saving — his life.
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Grandmother opens up about her disease to help others: 'People don't want to be judged'
She tried injection drugs briefly when she was 18, and contracted a disease that nearly killed her years later.
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What it's like to grow up with a disease that's kept secret: 'I felt unclean'
Every family has secrets. For Lindsay Ventura, her mother, and her sister, their secret was a disease.
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New developments in case of nurse who allegedly exposed patients to hepatitis C
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a Washington hospital where a nurse allegedly exposed thousands of patients to hepatitis C.
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The blood transfusion that saved my life gave me hepatitis C
Maggie McGehee was shocked to discover that she was infected with hepatitis C after donating blood. She traced it back to blood transfusions she'd received as an infant.
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Why baby boomers and veterans are more likely to have hepatitis C
Baby boomers are five times more likely to have hepatitis C than other adults, and many are thought to have been infected in the 1960s through 1980s, when the transmission of hepatitis C in the U.S. was the highest.
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Do you ever share toothbrushes? You could be exposing yourself to a disease
People become infected with hepatitis C when blood contaminated with the virus gets into their bloodstream. The disease affects 71 million people around the world.
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Pamela Anderson Announces She’s Cured of Hepatitis C: What Is the Disease?
Pamela Anderson was diagnosed with hepatitis C in 2001. (Photo: Getty Images) Pamela Anderson has revealed that she is cured of hepatitis C, a viral disease that affects the liver. “I am CURED!!! - I just found out #nomorehepc” the 48-year-old actress wrote in a caption on her Instagram.?
