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i did all my tests about Hepatitis C,they shows that i have hepatitis C after thet they test my blooth again i was wait 7 days for the results then it show that i dont have Hepatitis C,Doctors says I was in touch somehow with hepatitis C but it was gone from me, and thay says that i am healthy i dont need any treatments,but i am still worry why it shows in my blooth that i still have Hepatitis C??? can u answer me on this question ,i am so afraid ,do i need to go to see other Doctors or??? they says where ever i go they will tell me the same ... they told me that the disease is rarely curable and people have told me that I am one of the these, as I am now given a vaccine against hepatitis C,
i hope u will understand my email, my English is not very well i coming from Europe
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Thank you for taking the time to answer me,
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unfortunatly it was happen to me
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163305 tn?1333668571
I have never heard of Hep C stopping anyone from getting a job, here or elsewhere. You may be worrying over nothing.
If you are applying for a job, ask the requirements.  It's quite likely nobody will even ask about hep C at all.
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1815939 tn?1377991799
Yes, I do understand what you are saying.

I don't know all of the requirements when a person is applying for an overseas job (such as in Dubai) (with an American Co.). However, I  think if you can prove you do not have the actual disease (Hepatitis C) then the company might hire you. To prove you do not have Hepatitis C, you need a paper copy of the test that the infectious disease clinic took, the one that says you do not have Hepatitis C.  If you have a copy of the lab test that says you do not have active hepatitis C disease, then you can show it to the company. (Make a copy for them. Don't give them the original paper. You should keep the original for yourself so you can use it again.)

I hope everything works out for you. Best of luck in the future.
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Thank you so much,
I am coming from Macedonia (Ex  Yugoslavia), i was worked 5 years for American company where we was tested at all ,i was all ok, the i quit my job in Avg 2011 after that i did test my self in November 2011 i was ok, then now in may i did apply for other Amer company for work oversize and i was in Dubai for medical Examination and it shows that i have hepatitis C, then they send me home they dont let me work, and i was back home i did all test over again,i went on Infective clinic i check all my self they says to me same like u told me now,, that is why i was wonder from all this.. but i am happy i am ok .. but still it cause me problem for getting job, i hope u do understand me what i want to say.. i am so scare for my future i want to have family as everyone have, thank you for telling me all this..this mean a lot for me

Thanks
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1815939 tn?1377991799
"still wonder how I got it?"

20 percent of people who have Hepatitis C have no known risk factors and have no idea how they got Hepatitis C.


"how i get rid from it?I"

You have only the antibodies to Hepatitis C. You do not have the disease itself. The antibodies mean you contracted Hep C at some time but that  you successfully fought off the disease. Your body already got rid of the disease. You do not have to do anything. You do not have the active disease. You will always have antibodies to Hep C because you did have the disease at one time but you successfully fought it off and got rid of the disease.

The antibody means you have been exposed to a disease at some time in the past. Once exposed, the body builds up antibodies against the particular disease so the body can fight off the disease. Even after the body has successfully fought off the disease (and no longer has the disease) the antibodies to that disease remain in the blood.

Example: If you get a Hepatitis B vaccine, you will develop antibodies to Hepatitis B but you won't get the disease. After a vaccination for Hepatitis A or B or after a vaccination for other diseases, your body develops antibodies to that particular disease. You will always have those antibodies in your blood but you will not have the disease if the body has successfuly fought off the disease.


"I am afraid I want to have a baby, I am afraid that will not be at risk for this disease that I had?"

You do not have the active Hepatitis C disease. You cannot give a disease to a baby if you do not have the disease. You do not have to worry because you do not have the disease.


"Do I lead my partner in danger? would not want them to get it from me. "

You do not have the active Hepatitis C disease. You cannot give a disease to your partner if you do not have the disease. You do not have to worry because you do not have the disease.


"Do i had to do regularly  test for hepatitis C? Doctors in my country they says i dont need to do anything i a not sick.."

The doctors are correct. You are not sick. You do not have Hepatitis C. You do not need to be tested for Hep C again unless you think you have a new exposure in the future.


There are several ways a person can get Hepatiti C but all of them must include blood to blood transfer. In other words, an infected person's blood must get into your blood stream. This can happen by receiving contaminated blood products or transfusions, tattoos if the equipment is contaminated, body piercing if the equipment is  contamainated, acupuncture  or dental procedures, hospital procedures if the equipment is contaminated, sharing needles or snorting cocaine, risky rough sex where blood is present, or contaminated razors, nail clippers, or toothbrush.

You do not say which country you are from.  If you are from Eastern Europe, there is probably a greater chance of exposure to Hepatitis C because there is a higher risk from contaminated medical equipment. (Reuse of syringes and other equipment, improper cleaning and sterilization of medical equipment). Therefore, if you are from Eastern Europe and you have surgical procedures (in the future), you may want to get tested a few months later. Also if you get tattoos or body piercings, if you recieve blood transfusions, or if you use drugs and share drug equipment, then you will want to be tested in the future.

If, in the future, you think you have been exposed to Hepatitis C again (new exposure), then get retested. Otherwise, you do not need to get restested.

You should be fine and you should have no reason to be worried or afraid now because you do not have active Hepatitis C. You cannot give Hep C to anyone because you do not have active Hep C.

I hope this information eases your mind so you are not afraid.

Best of wishes for the future.
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Thank your for your response,
I got the same answer from a doctor in my country, but still wonder how I got it? how i get rid from it?I was worked oversize for 4 years before we was there they test me all, i was ok , after few years they test me again not only me they do to all  All this is strange, and frankly I am afraid I want to have a baby, I am afraid that will not be at risk for this disease that I had? Do I lead my partner in danger? would not want them to get it from me. Do i had to do regularly  test for hepatitis C?
Doctors in my country they says i dont need to do anything i a not sick..
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1815939 tn?1377991799
"i am still worry why it shows in my blooth that i still have Hepatitis C??? can u answer me on this question "
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You must have been exposed to Hepatitis C and contracted the virus at that time. Your own immune system must have cleared the virus on its own. About 20% of people who contract Hepatitis C are able to clear the virus by themselves. (The other 80 percent have the chronic form of Hep C. ) You were lucky and cleared the virus on your own.

Once a person has had Hepatitis C, even if the person clears the virus on his own, that person will always have antibodies to Hepatitis C. The antibodies show that you were once infected by Hep C, but the antibodies do not mean a person has active Hep C. They only mean that you had it at one time. In your case, you cleared the virus.

If an antibody test is positive, then to determine if a person has active Hep C, further testing, HCV/ RNA by PCR,  is done. This is apparently what your doctor did on the second test. And you said it was negative. That means you do not have active Hepatitis C. You are fine. You are in the 20% of people who were able to get rid of the disease by yourself.


"they told me that the disease is rarely curable and people have told me that I am one of the these, as I am now given a vaccine against hepatitiC"
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As stated, 20% of people do clear the Hepatitis C virus all by themselves and they no longer have Hepatitis C (but they will still have the antibodies).

There is no vaccine against Hepatitis C. Also, you are not immune to Hepatitis C. Even though your body fought it off and got rid of the Hep C, if you are exposed to Hepatitis C again (blood to blood), you can get it again. You are not immune. In other words, you have no protection against getting Hep C in the future from a new source (sharing needles and syringes, tattoos using contaminated equipment, contaminated medical equipment, occupational exposure, and so on.)

You can get a vaccine against Hepatitis A and also Hepatitis B. It is usually wise to get these vaccines and they will protect you fromHep A and Hep B (but not Hep C).

I hope this helps.
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About 20% or so can clear the virus on their own, you may have been one of the lucky ones :).
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