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is it possible for symptoms of hep c to show up within 2 to 3 days of contracting the virus?
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186606 tn?1263510190
in rare cases, the person who contracts Hep C has an acute symptomatic case. NOT IN 2-3 DAYS OF COURSE, but I had acute hepatitis C approximately seven weeks after exposure.
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i have never heard of it showing that soon, i didnt know for a couple years and just found out yesterday..... so i agree with zooz huni i dont think you can know that soon.  
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285777 tn?1231609844
that's absolutly impossible. The body starts to produce ABs after 2 to 3 weeks of contact and normally hepc is asymptomatic, meaning: no symptoms in the 1st place and that's why it's dangerous, cause normally you find out about it after several years by pure chance and at that time the damage is already done....
anyway i had symptoms after about 3 months of contact, it was a mild discomfort in my upper right side and that's all.
hope I've been helpful:)
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