General Information
Overview Materials:
- Hepatitis C (MedlinePlus)
- The ABCs of Hepatitis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC)
- What I need to know about hepatitis C (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) and Spanish version
- You can get it from sex, and 10 other things to know about hep C. (March 2016, Beta Blog)
Hepatitis C Resources from CDC:
- Hepatitis C FAQs [Frequently Asked Questions] for the Public
Hepatitis C FAQs for Health Professionals
Materials from Hepmag:
- Liver Basics
- Diagnostic Tests
- Lab Test
- Hepatitis C Medications
- Immunizations
- Cirrhosis
- Liver Cancer
- Transplantation
- Other Complications
- Natural Remedies
- Over-the-Counter Remedies
- Disclosing Your Status
Materials from HCV Advocate:
This site is an excellent resource for basic information and news about hepatitis C. Resources are organized into the following main sections:
- Newly Diagnosed – Information for those newly diagnosed persons
- Treatment Issues – Treatment-related information, including fact sheets about approved medications and side effects
- Resources – Includes information about advocacy, testing sites, clinical trials, and support groups
- Espanol – Information available in Spanish
Other General Materials:
- Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B & Hepatitis C (Avert)
- FastStats: Viral Hepatitis (National Center for Health Statistics)
- Liver Disease Tests (labtestsonline)
- Hepatitis C Testing (labtestsonline)
- Liver Panel (labtestsonline)
- Towards a healthy liver (Project Inform) and Spanish version
- A Guide to Understanding Hepatitis C (HCV Advocate)
- Newly Diagnosed with HIV/Hepatitis C? Here’s How to Best Get Help (Hepmag)
- Blood Safety Basics (CDC) – includes information about screening blood for viral hepatitis, HIV, and other disease organisms
- Risk: Stories and Facts about Hepatitis C (Boston Public Health Commission)
- HCV Myth Busters (Hepmag)
Guidelines
- Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents. (CDC, National Institutes of Health, and HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America)
- Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Opportunistic Infections among HIV-Exposed and HIV-Infected Children. (AIDSInfo)