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Shep


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That is a good article--thanks. Almost everyone I know with Hep C fits into that demographic and I cetainly fit--born in '56 and I am 56!

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chatterbox


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Great article.  I'm thankful everyday that I'm someone who has health insurance.  Too many people can't get afford testing let alone treatment.



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yup. im born in 64. good article... i know too, that a lot of young people now are pretty casual with tattoos. a whole lot of people do home tattoos here in nz, and i always tell people to be careful... its gonna be a new epidemic...

im lucky in that i have heaps of tattoos, so when i told my work i had hepc i said, it was probably from tattoos... and they said, yeh well you do have a few. so no worries there. but im pretty sure it was from iv drugs...

 

 



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kiwi. genotype 1. started pegasus and riba on 10 nov. VL 17.6 million. (4 weeks VL 1368)  week 15 UNDETECTED... :)
Scout


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I'm right in the middle of that demographic. There are several ways I could have contracted the disease. Not really important now though. Just move forward with treatment.



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Iris Dragonfly


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Elizabeth, thanks for that article, ya...it's gonna be a problem, and I think the idea about folks in that age range getting tested is a VERY good idea. Just like you would test for any other disease that is wide spread,...I mean, polio and smallpox are virtually gone, so perhaps one day there will be a vaccine.

ID



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60 years on planet, Female, diagnosed 1978 as non-a non-b, VL 8mill+, Fibro f-1f-2, Genotype 1a, treatment naïve....UNTIL 7-01-18  !!!! started Harvoni 12 weeks. :)

4 weeks=UND, 8 weeks=UND, 12 weeks=UND (EOT= 09-23-2018)
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This is the title of an article in the LA Times yesterday.  I thought it might be of interest to some of you.  Link to the article:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-boomers-hepatitis-20120502,0,4558891.story



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