Hepatitis C I have decided to talk to you today about Hepatitis C, a viral infection that has reached epidemic proportions in Canada and the United States. Like most of you, I knew next to nothing about Hepatitis until someone close to me was diagnosed with it. My brother was diagnosed with Hepatitis C ten years ago and I have had to watch him struggle with the debilitating effects of this illness since that time. …
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…include helicase inhibitors, polymerase inhibitors, or protease inhibitors similar to those that have proved so successful in AIDS treatment. But clinical trials are still at least five years off. The most important thing you can do for yourself is to be tested if you have any doubts as to possibly being infected in the past. This will certainly bring you peace of mind and stop this virus from spreading any further than it has already.