Module 11: Integrated Testing for HIV and HCV
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Module 11: Integrated Testing for HIV and HCV
Module 11: Integrated Testing for HIV and HCV, Screen 7 of 15
HIV and HCV Coinfection
Coinfection with hepatitis C and HIV can be serious. HIV appears to make hepatitis C disease progress more quickly, leading sooner to serious liver damage and liver failure. But hepatitis C does not seem to make HIV disease worse.
Many drugs used to treat HIV-related infections are toxic to the liver, so it is important for doctors to be knowledgeable about treating coinfected patients.
There is significant evidence of hepatitis C being transmitted sexually when one of the partners is coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C. Among those who share needles, people with HIV are more likely to transmit hepatitis C to others because their hepatitis C viral loads are higher.
HIV and HCV Coinfection
Coinfection with hepatitis C and HIV can be serious. HIV appears to make hepatitis C disease progress more quickly, leading sooner to serious liver damage and liver failure. But hepatitis C does not seem to make HIV disease worse.Many drugs used to treat HIV-related infections are toxic to the liver, so it is important for doctors to be knowledgeable about treating coinfected patients.
There is significant evidence of hepatitis C being transmitted sexually when one of the partners is coinfected with HIV and hepatitis C. Among those who share needles, people with HIV are more likely to transmit hepatitis C to others because their hepatitis C viral loads are higher.