The viral load (VL) can be very variable and does not relate to the degree of liver damage. A low VL before Rx ( below 800,000) may indicate a better chance of response. I started off with 1.28m, this had dropped to 3,030 after week 4, and I was Undet. by weeks 8 and 12. This is called an early virological response (EVL) and is a better indicator of chance of response. The range of VL can be a few hundred thousand to many millions.
news said
Jun 14, 2012
The viral load is a count of the number of "strands" of virus in a certain volume of blood. It can be a very high number. Before treatment mine was nearly 6 million. I have heard others say theirs was even higher than that. If treatment is working the number drops rapidly at first, then becomes undetectable. Then hopefully it stays that way.
Alan
Iris Dragonfly said
Jun 14, 2012
uh, I don't think so exactly...it has to do with how may replications of the virus is swimming around, although a very high number wouldn't be good. Also they can tell how treatment is coming along by how many fewer are being replicated (after a baseline test). Other folks here have allot more info on that, I'm sure they will be along soon. Blessings, Iris
52baddog said
Jun 14, 2012
Does your viral load number relate to the wellness of your liver? people have such high viral load??
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The viral load (VL) can be very variable and does not relate to the degree of liver damage. A low VL before Rx ( below 800,000) may indicate a better chance of response. I started off with 1.28m, this had dropped to 3,030 after week 4, and I was Undet. by weeks 8 and 12. This is called an early virological response (EVL) and is a better indicator of chance of response. The range of VL can be a few hundred thousand to many millions.
uh, I don't think so exactly...it has to do with how may replications of the virus is swimming around, although a very high number wouldn't be good. Also they can tell how treatment is coming along by how many fewer are being replicated (after a baseline test). Other folks here have allot more info on that, I'm sure they will be along soon. Blessings, Iris
Does your viral load number relate to the wellness of your liver? people have such high viral load??