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Easy-to-read and illustrated information on hepatitis C for people living with HIV.

Hepatitis C is a serious infection caused by a virus.

It damages the liver, which performs essential functions in the body.

Some people have hepatitis C for many years without feeling unwell or having any symptoms.

Successful treatment clears the hepatitis C virus from your body.

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Roger Pebody

Roger Pebody

Commissioning Editor

Roger joined aidsmap in 2008 and was Managing Editor from 2018 to 2024. As a freelancer, he now edits aidsmap’s news and conference coverage, as well as working on updates to About HIV pages. He is also a contributing science editor for TheBodyPro, a freelance journalist for The Lancet HIV, and a medical writer helping researchers prepare articles for peer-reviewed journals. He began working on HIV at Gay Men Fighting AIDS in the mid-1990s.

Basic information

How hepatitis C is passed on

How hepatitis C is passed on

How hepatitis C is passed on during sex

How hepatitis C is passed on during sex

Hepatitis C treatment

Hepatitis C treatment

Liver disease, hepatitis and HIV

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Hepatitis B and HIV

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Hepatitis B treatment for people with HIV

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Hepatitis C and HIV

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Hepatitis C treatment for people with HIV

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Fatty liver disease and HIV

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Liver function tests

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What are fibrosis and cirrhosis?

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Advanced liver disease in people with HIV

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