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Hep C is a curable disease that doesn’t have any symptoms. It also tends to infect the most vulnerable among us - heroin addicts. So the root cause of this iss
by hypewatch 7y ago
Hep C is a curable disease that doesn’t have any symptoms. It also tends to infect the most vulnerable among us - heroin addicts.
So the root cause of this issue is not the disease itself but our society and health system. These victims are not receiving the testing and treatment they need because they choose not to or (more likely) can’t afford to go to the doctor.
- inasio 7y agoFrom a purely epidemic control point of view the most rational path is to test this population as often as possible (every 6 months or less) and treat them immediately if testing positive. If you find people that reinfect rather than a bad thing this means you are being able to reach a core at-risk group.