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Old 06-20-2017, 11:22 AM
 
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Hep C is a scary thing to get since it can't be cured and many people die from it. I just read that Keith Richards girl friend died from Hep C. I heard one can get it from feces in food which may or may not be easy to get unless it is done on purpose. It would be nice to know that one is immune from it.
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Old 06-20-2017, 11:35 AM
 
Location: OH>IL>CO>CT
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No, not yet, according the the CDC

See https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hcv/cfaq.htm#cFAQ71
where they say
"Is there a vaccine that can prevent Hepatitis C? Not yet. Vaccines are available only for Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B. Research into the development of a vaccine is under way."


More info at Why isn't there a hepatitis C vaccine? - Mayo Clinic

There is a drug treatment for it, but it is very expensive:
How to Pay for Costly Hepatitis C Drugs | Everyday Health
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Old 06-20-2017, 12:47 PM
 
Location: Georgia, USA
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Hep C is a scary thing to get since it can't be cured and many people die from it. I just read that Keith Richards girl friend died from Hep C. I heard one can get it from feces in food which may or may not be easy to get unless it is done on purpose. It would be nice to know that one is immune from it.
Infectious organisms can easily be transferred from feces to food by people who do not wash their hands after using the toilet.
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Old 06-20-2017, 05:51 PM
 
Location: SW Florida
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Hep C is a scary thing to get since it can't be cured and many people die from it. I just read that Keith Richards girl friend died from Hep C. I heard one can get it from feces in food which may or may not be easy to get unless it is done on purpose. It would be nice to know that one is immune from it.
Hepatitis C is considered a blood borne pathogen, ie, one gets it from being exposed to blood infected with the Hep C virus. Hep C can be transmitted by using contaminated needles for IV drug use (when needles are shared among addicts), through a transfusion of blood or blood products contaminated with Hep C (rare these days as blood donations are screened for hep C),
transmission from mother to baby during pregnancy, or possibly breast feeding, sexual activity.

It's not usually transmitted via an oral-fecal route, as Hepatitis A generally is, and sometimes Hepatitis B. I know of no vaccine for Hep C.

Hepatitis C Information, Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatments
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Old 06-21-2017, 08:08 PM
 
Location: Hawaii
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Hep C is only transferred via blood to blood. Some of the HepC genotypes can be cured (you're considered cured if you no longer have any virus in your system post 6 months) now with the new agents they have out (try over $50,000 per month for treatment). Though the agents are designed to work on certain genotypes they are promising for others. It's all in the luck of the draw in which genotype you get...but it matters when it comes to treating it. As for transmission to baby from mother it's 0.05% chance(during birth), breats milk no, sex...if you're into SnM and like it real rough to the point of drawing blood with both having open wounds and the bloodmixes; than yes. All blood products are screened but that doesn't mean they get it all out...it's best to bank your own blood. Blood to blood. If you got into a fight with someone who had it and you both drew blood on each other, there's another possible scenario...blood to blood.

Many people have it and don't know it. The CDC reccommends that all Baby Boomers get tested. I say also the Greatest Generation, since they are the ones who had all the operations prior to testing the blood. The discrimnation about HepC leads many people never to go get tested. Everyone thinks you must be a junkie if you have it...not true. Mickey Mantle, Steven Tyler, Naomi Judd (who use to be an RN in the ER got it from a needle stick), just to name a few who have it or have had it. The telltale sign of having it (most of the time) is fatigue. Don't share razors or toothbrushes just to be safe.
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