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2. The CDC has new recommendations for testing infants for ...

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   Advocates say as many as 3.9 million people are living with chronic hepatitis C. Now doctors are using a new method to treat mothers before they pass the virus down to their children.

3. Hepatitis C - Wikipedia

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   Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that primarily affects the liver; [2] it is a type of viral hepatitis. [6] During the initial infection period, people often have mild or no symptoms. [ 1 ]

4. HCV in children and pregnancy - Wikipedia

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   In children born to hepatitis C virus antibody positive but hepatitis C virus RNA negative mothers, the alanine aminotransferase and hepatitis C virus antibodies should be investigated at 18-24 months of life. If both the alanine aminotransferase value is normal and hepatitis C virus antibody is not found, follow up should be interrupted.

5. Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir - Wikipedia

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   Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir, sold under the brand name Epclusa among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication for the treatment of hepatitis C in adults. [2] [5] [6] [7] It combines sofosbuvir and velpatasvir. [2] [5] [6] It is more than 90% effective for hepatitis C genotypes one through six. [2]

6. Here's What Hepatitis C Actually Is—and How You Get It - AOL

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   In all cases, after just 12 weeks of treatment, 95 percent of people diagnosed with hepatitis C are cured. How to Prevent Hepatitis C Cured of hepatitis C, however, doesn’t mean immune.

7. Does Medicare cover hepatitis C treatments? - AOL

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   New hepatitis C medications enter the market regularly. According to a 2016 review of data, all Part D plans covered at least one recently approved hepatitis C medication. Medications that plans ...