1. Barbara Reynolds, a spokeswoman for the CDC, said that the agency did not track hepatitis C infections in connection with endoscopic exams. 2. Granted, his liver cancer probably resulted from the hepatitis C infection he acquired from a blood transfusion years ago. 3. Hepatitis C infection causes jaundice, flu-like symptoms, and can damage the liver. 4. Hepatitis C infection is spread person-to-person, mainly through blood or blood products. 5. Hepatitis C infections are multiplying in prisons beyond the United States. 6. Still, any examination of hepatitis C infection rates among minorities can be a sensitive matter. 7. The number of deaths so alarmed him that in June he asked two local laboratories to begin sending him positive test results for hepatitis C infections. 8. Their experience shows how serious hepatitis C infections can be. 9. A combination of two virus-fighting drugs has proved considerably more effective against chronic hepatitis C infections than the standard single medicine. 10. Hepatitis C infection is even higher among intravenous drug users, blood-transfused patients, and those with chronic liver disease. |