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Easy-to-read and illustrated information on hepatitis C transmission for people living with HIV.

When the blood of a person who has hepatitis C enters the bloodstream of another person, that person could get hepatitis C.

Tiny and unseen traces of blood can lead to hepatitis C infection.

To avoid infection, don’t share or re-use objects which could have been in contact with another person’s blood.

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How hepatitis C is passed on
Roger Pebody

Roger Pebody

Commissioning Editor

Roger joined aidsmap in 2008 and was Managing Editor from 2018 to 2024. As a freelancer, he now edits aidsmap’s news and conference coverage, as well as working on updates to About HIV pages. He is also a contributing science editor for TheBodyPro, a freelance journalist for The Lancet HIV, and a medical writer helping researchers prepare articles for peer-reviewed journals. He began working on HIV at Gay Men Fighting AIDS in the mid-1990s.

Basics

Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C

How hepatitis C is passed on during sex

How hepatitis C is passed on during sex

Hepatitis C treatment

Hepatitis C treatment

Liver disease, hepatitis and HIV

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Hepatitis B and HIV

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Hepatitis B treatment for people with HIV

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Hepatitis C and HIV

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Hepatitis C treatment for people with HIV

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Fatty liver disease and HIV

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Liver function tests

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What are fibrosis and cirrhosis?

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Advanced liver disease in people with HIV

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