Liver Disease - Hepatitis C

Liver Disease I chose liver disease as my subject, specifically Hepatitis C ("HCV"), because my father was diagnosed with HCV in 1999. He went on Interferon every other day for six months in 2000 and it didn't work. He went on it again every day for 18 months starting in 2001 and it still did not work. He had carried this disease for 30+ years without knowing he had it. He found out by going to a Podiatrist for a …

…substantially. Monitoring the progress of these activities to determine their effectiveness in achieving a reduction in HCV-related chronic disease is important. Resources MMWR - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, October 16, 1998 / Vol. 47 / No. RR-19 Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and HCV-Related Chronic Disease http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis/c/faq.htm http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/cirrhosis/ http://www.liverfoundation.org/db-select/articles/CatLHF/1/1/ascend/Validated