Hepatitis C is the leading cause of Liver transplants in the U.S. (see the CDC’s website)
With 10,000 people dying every year from Hep C, this is a VERY serious problem. That’s over 1 person every hour. 8 to 10 people die every day while waiting for a liver transplant.
Hepatitis C is a LONG TERM disease that can take YEARS to manifest symptoms. British Shorthair
Many famous people have had Hep C and ended up with Liver transplants or died of liver disease, such as: Evel Knievel, Mickey Mantle who died shortly after a Liver transplant in 1995, Keith Richards, Naomi Judd who had to retire early from a very successful music career to undergo the PegInterferon treatments, Freddy Fender who died in 2006 after a Liver transplant in 2004, Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat King Cole, Gregg Allman of the Allman Brothers band, and Pamela Anderson.
A little background on Hepatitis C: its cause is from the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) which is mostly transferred from human to human through the blood, pre-1992 was through blood transfusions, but is also contracted through unsterilized needles in drug use, tattoos, and piercings.
Until recently, it was a disease that had no known treatment or cure according to the medical establishment. Now PegInterferon alfa-2a and 2b Weekly SHOTS coupled with daily Ribavirin pills are the only “recognized” treatment of Hepatitis C. And at a cost of nearly $20,000 for the 42 week treatment with about a 40% success rate. kittens for sale
And now the BAD news, as if $20,000 isn’t bad enough already or a Liver transplant can be somewhere north of $267,000, using PegInterferon and Ribavirin has a set of daunting side effects. They are:
Depression
Fever
Chills
Muscle aches
Fatigue
Headaches
Joint pain
Nausea
Stomach cramps
Dry mouth
Loss of appetite
Weight loss
Trouble sleeping
Diarrhea
Dry skin
Hair loss
Sore throat
Unusual bleeding
Vomiting
Jaundice
Chest pain
Vision changes
Seizures
Stroke-like symptoms
Irregular heartbeat
Allergic reactions
Trouble breathing