Hepatitis C
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Hepatitis C Prevention
There is no vaccine to prevent
hepatitis
C.
Prevention of
hepatitis
C includes:
Avoid body-piercing.
Avoid contact with blood.
Avoid multiple sex partners.
Avoid tattoos.
Do not abuse intravenous drugs.
Practice safe sex:
Use condoms.
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Alcoholic hepatitis
Chronic persistent hepatitis
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis D
Mononucleosis
Flu Checkup
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Abdominal pain
Fatigue
Jaundice
Nausea
Vomiting
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Last Updated: Mar 19, 2009
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Yoho RA, Cruz LL, Mazaheri R, Cruz AT. Hepatitis C: a review. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003 Aug;112(2):597-605.
