Would anyone here still go ahead with the procedure of receiving a blood transfusion knowing that they can possibly develop HIV and or HCV later in life because they are coming into contact with some one else's blood?

With regards to my earlier question. I wanted to find a conclusive answer. If HIV and HCV etc are examples of blood borne viruses does that mean ANYONE regardless of having this virus already or not that manages to have their blood mix with some one Else's will then later go on to develop HIV and or HCV later on in life?

With regards to my earlier question. I wanted to find a conclusive answer. If HIV and HCV etc are examples of blood borne viruses does that mean ANYONE regardless of having this virus already or not that manages to have their blood mix with some one Else's will then later go on to develop HIV and or HCV later on in life?

What is the meaning blood borne virus does that basically mean that if your blood comes into contact with some one else's blood it will lead to blood developing blood borne virus's such as HIV or HCV?

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM) have discovered a novel mechanism in gene regulation that contributes to the development of a form of liver cancer called hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)...

Some 14 million units of blood are transfused in the US every year. Routine blood screening protocols test for several common pathogens, including Hepatitis B and C, HIV types 1 and 2, and syphilis, but not others such as XMRV, a retrovirus that has been linked to chronic fatigue syndrome...

The term blood borne viruses what does that exactly mean? Does that mean then when some one else's blood comes into contact with another persons it will develop HIV or HCV in the blood stream as these are blood borne viruses

I was told by a few people that i have a my girl friend has a very high risk of developing HIV and or HCV because she received some one else's in hospital a few years ago even if the blood was tested? Im not quite sure how true this is but it has really alarmed me and i am a bit wary. Also if i happen to have a baby with my girlfriend who's blood will the baby form its blood type from mine or my girl friends? Hope you can help

Apparently she still has HCV so I guess she didn't try to clear the virus. The meds she would take are Interferon and Ribavarin. She would have been sick from the side effects but not totally out of it. In Soap Opera Land the treatment aspect it wouldn't have made for a very good story line since most people can still go to work. I know since I have it too. Also, how did she contract the virus? I'm guessing a blood transfusion.