Hepatitis C a latent legacy of baby boomers' youth
Shep said
May 6, 2012
That is a good article--thanks. Almost everyone I know with Hep C fits into that demographic and I cetainly fit--born in '56 and I am 56!
chatterbox said
May 6, 2012
Great article. I'm thankful everyday that I'm someone who has health insurance. Too many people can't get afford testing let alone treatment.
kiwi said
May 6, 2012
yup. im born in 64. good article... i know too, that a lot of young people now are pretty casual with tattoos. a whole lot of people do home tattoos here in nz, and i always tell people to be careful... its gonna be a new epidemic...
im lucky in that i have heaps of tattoos, so when i told my work i had hepc i said, it was probably from tattoos... and they said, yeh well you do have a few. so no worries there. but im pretty sure it was from iv drugs...
Scout said
May 4, 2012
I'm right in the middle of that demographic. There are several ways I could have contracted the disease. Not really important now though. Just move forward with treatment.
Iris Dragonfly said
May 3, 2012
Elizabeth, thanks for that article, ya...it's gonna be a problem, and I think the idea about folks in that age range getting tested is a VERY good idea. Just like you would test for any other disease that is wide spread,...I mean, polio and smallpox are virtually gone, so perhaps one day there will be a vaccine.
ID
elizabeth said
May 3, 2012
This is the title of an article in the LA Times yesterday. I thought it might be of interest to some of you. Link to the article:
Great article. I'm thankful everyday that I'm someone who has health insurance. Too many people can't get afford testing let alone treatment.
yup. im born in 64. good article... i know too, that a lot of young people now are pretty casual with tattoos. a whole lot of people do home tattoos here in nz, and i always tell people to be careful... its gonna be a new epidemic...
im lucky in that i have heaps of tattoos, so when i told my work i had hepc i said, it was probably from tattoos... and they said, yeh well you do have a few. so no worries there. but im pretty sure it was from iv drugs...
I'm right in the middle of that demographic. There are several ways I could have contracted the disease. Not really important now though. Just move forward with treatment.
Elizabeth, thanks for that article, ya...it's gonna be a problem, and I think the idea about folks in that age range getting tested is a VERY good idea. Just like you would test for any other disease that is wide spread,...I mean, polio and smallpox are virtually gone, so perhaps one day there will be a vaccine.
ID
This is the title of an article in the LA Times yesterday. I thought it might be of interest to some of you. Link to the article:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-boomers-hepatitis-20120502,0,4558891.story