New thoughts about 'Boomers' Hep C spread
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A new study challenges the prevailing wisdom that high rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among members of the baby boom generation are a result of their youthful experimentation with drugs, unsafe tattooing and risky sex, aidsmap reports. Publishing their findings in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, researchers analyzed 45,316 sequences of genotype 1a of hep C, which is the dominant strain in North America.
https://www.hepmag.com/article/looks-like-boomers-get-hepatitis-c-youthf...
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MarkD
Interesting. Still think it
Interesting. Still think it had to be spread by intravenous drug use also.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island
It sure seems that way, Mark.
It sure seems that way, Mark.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Mr. Sunshine State
I'll take "Risky Behaviors"
I'll take "Risky Behaviors" for $2,000., Alex.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: frenchiethetickler
Earl takes the safe bet...
Earl takes the safe bet...
I have yet to meet a single person who has/had it that didn't admit to IV drug use. This includes people I met decades after my wild days who I would never had suspected of such nefarious behavior.
Having said that there surely is a significant group that procured HCV via "bad luck".
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island
Bad luck like transfusions.
Bad luck like transfusions.
Greg said he only used a needle one time. I'm not saying he got it through transfusion because he never had a transfusion. He thought it was that one time of using a needle.
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I believed him that it was
I believed him that it was only one time because of what he said and the way he said it. And he didn't lie to me. So... one time is really really bad luck.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Mr. Sunshine State
Transfusions aside, sharing
Transfusions aside, sharing needles was primary, imho. Snorting and sharing straws, rolled-up bills etc. at 2 in the morning in a parking lot didn't help, either. (Bars were open in NY State 'til 4 AM back then - may still be).
Yep, I helped re-write the book on "impaired judgement".
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: frenchiethetickler
Dental equipment is in the
Dental equipment is in the mix.
Blood transfusions to compensate loss during childbirth was seen too as I recall.
If you think about it spreading in the Vietnam era amongst soldiers and then it not being recognized till about 1992 there opportunity for spread via blood transfusions too.
Tattoos
I'm with Earl, sharing needles is the biggie. That fact rattles me because I saw a lot of people try it that were far from serious drug users. Sharing was very common. I'd go as far as to say there were points where it was "try it, you'll like it!" being offered up cause it was a heck of a buzz etc.
If we made a movie of all the shit we did it would blow peoples minds bigly I'm sure.
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And never forget nail
And never forget nail clippers, toothbrushes, those kinds of things. Anything where blood could be shared.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Bruce Hasselblad
I agree that the drug use had
I agree that the drug use had a great influence to getting hep-c, I know that it was the case with me, with the snortin' and and shooting , but after 14 years with the hep-c; I did the treatment through the Veterans and have been free since 2008 I believe !!! Its hard to believe that there are still out there still battling this disease, and with this co-12 virus also around it makes it harder !!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jazfish
I got it from the mainline.
I got it from the mainline.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: treat island
It was kind of like one-stop
It was kind of like one-stop shopping, jazfish
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MarkD
Yep.
Yep.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jazfish
Ya'll right. Never know.
Ya'll right. Never know. Without trying to sound selfish or guilt or some indescribable emotions, we are still here , though. Incredible!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: TommyGutt
ohh thank goodness, thought
ohh thank goodness, thought it was spread by boomers, back in the day I gobbled a few bunches of em