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What is Co-Infection?

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What is Co-Infection?

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When a person has HIV and Hepatitis C it’s called co-infection. It’s estimated that 60-90% of everyone who got HIV through IV drug use also has HCV. If you have HIV you should be tested for HCV. A co-infected person should also be tested for hepatitis A and B. If negative for hepatitis A one should consider getting the hepatitis A vaccine, because getting hepatitis A can be very harmful if you have HIV.

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