ID: Thats something you said that. I am haunted by the county CDC calling me in 1995 with the same. I was so infuriated and there wasnt a dam thing I could do about it with the risk of being ID'd. Health records are pulic knowledge. I didnt have to register, they already knew. Do I have to be reminded on the phone?? I wonder if other Forum members have been notified ? Sorry, I am not trying to hijack this thread.
Iris Dragonfly said
Aug 28, 2015
Who does the reporting generally? I would think it was the dr. who make the diagnosis. ..but when I was first ill in 1978, they made me go and regester with the dept infectious diseases or some such place. It was completly humiliating. ..felt like I was having to regester like a sex offender. Pfst
Bb, Iris
Brian1412 said
Aug 28, 2015
True. The usa numbers are probably higher than that with the huge increase in iv drug epidemic in rual america.. the circus is considering a link with advocacy group for a. Get tested effort in us and one for the aussies as the iv drug use , hep c is rapidly expanding..
Tig said
Aug 23, 2015
This is a frightening statistic! Consider there are approximately 3-4 million cases of reported chronic HCV in the USA alone. If the CDC is correct and this number of acute cases goes unreported, of which 75% progress to chronic HCV, the number of people with chronic HCV is not going down, but up at an alarming rate. As testing becomes more mainstream (hopefully), I believe we're going to see these numbers increase significantly.
Do what you can to get the word out. Educate and advocate, get tested, get cured!
ID: Thats something you said that. I am haunted by the county CDC calling me in 1995 with the same. I was so infuriated and there wasnt a dam thing I could do about it with the risk of being ID'd. Health records are pulic knowledge. I didnt have to register, they already knew. Do I have to be reminded on the phone?? I wonder if other Forum members have been notified ? Sorry, I am not trying to hijack this thread.
Who does the reporting generally? I would think it was the dr. who make the diagnosis. ..but when I was first ill in 1978, they made me go and regester with the dept infectious diseases or some such place. It was completly humiliating. ..felt like I was having to regester like a sex offender. Pfst
Bb, Iris
This is a frightening statistic! Consider there are approximately 3-4 million cases of reported chronic HCV in the USA alone. If the CDC is correct and this number of acute cases goes unreported, of which 75% progress to chronic HCV, the number of people with chronic HCV is not going down, but up at an alarming rate. As testing becomes more mainstream (hopefully), I believe we're going to see these numbers increase significantly.
Do what you can to get the word out. Educate and advocate, get tested, get cured!
Most U.S. Hepatitis C Cases Not Reported to CDC
http://www.hepmag.com/articles/hepatitis_surveillance_flaws_2831_27474.shtml