Is there a cure for Hepititus C ?

Question

A Kuwaiti friend of mine, who is now a dentist, has it and is still practicing. Is there a cure and how can she still be a dentist if she has it ?

Answer 1

No cure. Here is some info for you
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000284.htm

Answer 2

She can in the US yes, a cure there is no cure for HEP C
1 out of 4 people are infected with HEP C.its a viruse that attacks the liver and .03 % peoples liver are acutually able to make it invisible except the virel load shows that it is there but is "Quritined if you will"Kinda like your PC can find a virus and put it in a state of remmision.Hep -C is extremely contagiuos but yet there is only certain ways to catch the virus,
1)sharring a smoke,cig,bowle,ect,,exuse my spelling ty
2)kissing is the least way posibale,but the chances are there
3)semen,vaginal excretions
4)use of suringes
5)exposer to blood ,avoid cuts on strangers,toilet seats with blood ect.
6)HIV, is more of an easialy combatable diesiese to fight than HEP-C.Only because the medicines are more redialy avalible to people that have HIV.

Answer 3

Depending on the actual strain of HepC your friend has, there might possibly be what is thought of as a cure. In two of the four strains known of HepC, negative blood results for the HepC virus have happened after treatment with a combination coctail of Ribavirin and Interferon.
Please don't fall for the ignorant statements on ways of contracting this disease. Hepatitis C is almost solely transmitted through blood to blood contact. Even the belief that is can rarely be transmitted through sex is doubtful to the medical experts.

Answer 4

Yes people have been cured with pegylated interferon injections and ribivarin pills.The main factor is to catch it in the early stages and what prototype of the virus you are infected with.Seek help at a major transplant center.Suggest your friend contact Duke University Medical Center Durham N.C.

Answer 5

No there is not, there are lots of drugs to help with keeping you healthy and keep the effects of taking place, or at least putting them on hold so you can live your life.. But I am sure if there was a cure, Pamela and Tommy would have been all over it since they have a good amount of money...

Answer 6

My fiance has Hepititis C and they said there is a treatment but there is only a 50% chance that it will cure it. The treatment i believe is for 6 monthes to a year and it can make you very sick at times. Hope this helps.

Answer 7

There is no cure for it. Just meds. Hopefully this Dentist uses latex gloves when working on patients

Answer 8

Hepatitis is a general term that means inflammation of the liver. This inflammation can be caused by infection. Hepatitis can also be caused by exposure to alcohol, certain medications, chemicals, poisons, and other toxins, or by other diseases. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is one of the many viruses that can cause inflammation of the liver.

the inflammation is not reversed, it becomes chronic (ongoing, long term) and can cause chronic liver disease, which can be serious or even fatal.

At least 75% of people infected with hepatitis C develop chronic hepatitis C.

If the disease progresses to the point at which the liver begins to fail (end stage liver disease), the only treatment is liver transplantation.

Answer 9

There is no cure. She can practice without spreading it to her patients due to autoclaving her instruments and using gloves. Of course, I wouldn't go to any dentist in Kuwait. I hope you never do either. have a nice day.

Answer 10

There is no known scientifically tested cure, you have to take treatment, searching the web for so called "miraculous" healing cases could lead to an unproven cure that is efective though

Answer 11

there is no cure.

there are vaccinations available that protect
people who are vacinnated.

as for a dentist, universal precautions are the order of the day..

latex gloves, face shields are standard procedure in
a dental practice because procedures are considered invasive.