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This is enought to boil my blood !
Did you see the comments on this site concerning urging baby boomers to get tested for hep C ?
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/05/18/153009927/cdc-tells-baby-boomers-to-get-tested-for-hepatitis-c
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/05/18/153009927/cdc-tells-baby-boomers-to-get-tested-for-hepatitis-c
Interesting how they always skip the fact that a larger percentage of Vets have hcv, then the population at large, especially from the Vietnam era.
In the year 2000 "One in 10 US Veterans are infected with HCV", a rate 5 times greater than the 1.8% infection rate of the general population."
One in 5 of these Veterans are from the Vietnam era.
http://hcvets.com/
In the year 2000 "One in 10 US Veterans are infected with HCV", a rate 5 times greater than the 1.8% infection rate of the general population."
One in 5 of these Veterans are from the Vietnam era.
http://hcvets.com/
I raised heck a couple years ago when NBC had a news article about hep C and they did the same thing, Druggies, risky sex, etc... what about all the people in Las Vegas that were exposed by the health care system itself. Never did get a response. they seem to want to gloss over the true facts of exposure.
When the proposal is up for comments I am wondering if there will be all that much individual public support for this. Sure there may be overwhelming institutional support but I doubt your average "boomer" will think this is all that great an idea.
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Here are the people the CDC is mentioning in the 2012 report recommendations when it is released for discussion:
Who Should Be Tested For Hepatitis C?
"Anyone born from 1945 through 1965" is the group of folks the CDC is proposing to add to the already existing, risk-based guidelines:
These people are already mentioned in the existing, risk-based guidelines:
t Anyone who has ever injected illegal drugs
t Recipients of blood transfusions or solid organ transplants before July 1992, or clotting factor concentrates made before 1987
t Patients who have ever received long-term hemodialysis treatment
t Persons with known exposures to hepatitis C, such as:
• Health care workers after needlesticks involving blood from a patient with hepatitis C
• Recipients of blood or organs from a donor who later tested positive for hepatitis C
t People living with HIV
t People with signs or symptoms of liver disease
(e.g., abnormal liver enzyme tests)
t Children born to mothers who have hepatitis C
http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/docs/HCV-TestingFactSheetNoEmbargo508.pdf
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*****People will have the chance to make their feelings known. I bet folks will be able to suggest rephrasing the offensive and or misleading wording in the public awareness campaign
The draft expanded recommendations were developed by a
working group including experts from CDC and other federal
agencies, professional associations, community and advocacy groups,
and local and state health departments.
♦♦♦♦They will be available at
www.regulations.gov, docket number CDC-2012-0005, for a public
comment period starting May 22.
Following the public comment period, CDC will review and
consider all input received, and issue final recommendations later
in the year.♦♦♦♦
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Here are the people the CDC is mentioning in the 2012 report recommendations when it is released for discussion:
Who Should Be Tested For Hepatitis C?
"Anyone born from 1945 through 1965" is the group of folks the CDC is proposing to add to the already existing, risk-based guidelines:
These people are already mentioned in the existing, risk-based guidelines:
t Anyone who has ever injected illegal drugs
t Recipients of blood transfusions or solid organ transplants before July 1992, or clotting factor concentrates made before 1987
t Patients who have ever received long-term hemodialysis treatment
t Persons with known exposures to hepatitis C, such as:
• Health care workers after needlesticks involving blood from a patient with hepatitis C
• Recipients of blood or organs from a donor who later tested positive for hepatitis C
t People living with HIV
t People with signs or symptoms of liver disease
(e.g., abnormal liver enzyme tests)
t Children born to mothers who have hepatitis C
http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/docs/HCV-TestingFactSheetNoEmbargo508.pdf
_______________________________________________
*****People will have the chance to make their feelings known. I bet folks will be able to suggest rephrasing the offensive and or misleading wording in the public awareness campaign
The draft expanded recommendations were developed by a
working group including experts from CDC and other federal
agencies, professional associations, community and advocacy groups,
and local and state health departments.
♦♦♦♦They will be available at
www.regulations.gov, docket number CDC-2012-0005, for a public
comment period starting May 22.
Following the public comment period, CDC will review and
consider all input received, and issue final recommendations later
in the year.♦♦♦♦
Are you sure about the second world war ?
I know many Vietnam vets got it from air gun innoculations in boot camp.
This is one of those little known secrets.
Maybe its the reason behind hcv continuing to be designated as 'that druggie' disease. Just think if the military had to pay for causing this epidemic.
Check out this web site:
http://hcvets.com/
I know many Vietnam vets got it from air gun innoculations in boot camp.
This is one of those little known secrets.
Maybe its the reason behind hcv continuing to be designated as 'that druggie' disease. Just think if the military had to pay for causing this epidemic.
Check out this web site:
http://hcvets.com/
The CDC knows all about the transmission of Hep C through homemade
tats, professional tattoos, sloppy healthcare and numerous other ways.
For the most part....they only test people who abuse drugs. So it must
come from drug use? Personally, I don't care how you got it...People need
to know so they can do something about it. A medical professional told
me many vets from the 2nd world war were hep c positive. But CDC knows
about that too.
tats, professional tattoos, sloppy healthcare and numerous other ways.
For the most part....they only test people who abuse drugs. So it must
come from drug use? Personally, I don't care how you got it...People need
to know so they can do something about it. A medical professional told
me many vets from the 2nd world war were hep c positive. But CDC knows
about that too.
Thank you!
I was vexed. Most ppl reading that article will assume one picked it up by transfusion, transplant or shooting up. By omitting pertinent information on getting HCV, it implies that these are the only ways you can get it. You would think medhelp would be a bit more responsible to its readers.
I was vexed. Most ppl reading that article will assume one picked it up by transfusion, transplant or shooting up. By omitting pertinent information on getting HCV, it implies that these are the only ways you can get it. You would think medhelp would be a bit more responsible to its readers.
The ones that make it sound like if you didn't use IV drugs or have a transfusion, you aren't at risk.
I read them. What one really got to ya? I have a question...is this
going to be required next time people get blood work?
going to be required next time people get blood work?
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