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Hep c and the ability to infect others after svr

http://www.hepatitiscentral.com/mt/archives/2014/07/cured-of-hepatitis-c-is-there-potential-to-infect-others.html

I found an article on the above website and it says that even six months to a year after svr it can go into remission.  I am just worried because I want to be able to tell my family the hep c is not in my blood anymore if the tx works.  My family treats me differently and are more standoffish ; they r extremely worried about me giving it to them.  Also some of the jobs that r on my level like food service r not attainable.  What r ur opinions.  I looked on that website and the medical community has two different opinions i: it is curable not contagious once svr ii:  can come into remission .8% after svr... I am confused and I need someone to comfort me I feel like my family is giving me a fake relationship n I dont feel like a true member of my family
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2059648 tn?1439766665
Hepatitis C doesn't go into "remission".   If you don't SVR the virus comes back with a high viral load.   You will know you didn't SVR.   Like Dee said,
"What did or are you treating with and when?  If you SVR you don't have Hepatitis C anymore.  You blood tests will only show you once were exposed to the Hepatitis C virus.  You will test positive for Hepatitis C antibodies for the rest of your life due to this fact.  But you don't have Hepatitis C.

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317787 tn?1473358451
Hello.  My hepatologist recently told me that the medical community is considering 3 months clear of the virus as cured.
When I treated you had to be clear of the virus for 6 months to be considered SVR...now cured.
What did you treat with?
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