Published in the Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS 1999 Year-End issue, by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

Natural History and Treatment of Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C Resources

Rebetron Bundling Angers Hepatitis C Advocates

Year-End 1999 Table of Contents

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Hepatitis C Prevention

• Do not share injection drug equipment, needles, cocaine straws, or crack pipes; if possible, obtain sterile injection supplies from a needle exchange program.
  
  
• Make sure sterile tools are used for tattooing, piercing, and acupuncture.
  
  
• Do not share personal items such as razors, toothbrushes, or nail files that may break the skin or mucous membranes.
  
  
• Exercise universal precautions in health-care settings, including use of gloves and face protection; sterilize all instruments or use disposable equipment; if possible, use sheathed safety needles.
  
  
• Carefully clean up any spilled blood or body fluids and disinfect the contaminated area with a bleach solution.
  
  
• Cover any open cuts or wounds.
  
  
• Practice safer sex, including use of latex or polyurethane condoms for vaginal and anal intercourse, especially with multiple partners.

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