Hepatitis C: New Treatment Helps Some, But Cure Remains Elusive. From: FDA Consumer | Date: March 1, 1999| Author: Henkel, John | COPYRIGHT 1999 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Hepatitis C is the most severe type of hepatitis, causing fatigue and, in many patients, destruction of the liver. It is a bloodborne disease gotten through needle drug use and multiple sex partners. There is no vaccine, but there are drug treatments, such as interferon with ribavirin. Hepatitis C patients should stop drinking alcohol, see a doctor regularly, avoid new medications, and get a hepatitis A vaccination.

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