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  • 21 January 2016 at 4:50 am #9954
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    CJ wrote:

    Why don’t mozzies spread it if they spread other viruses I wonder?

    Hi Cindi,

    As I understand it, the virus needs to be able to replicate within the mosquito before it can be passed on to others. HCV can’t do that because mosquitoes have no liver.

    “The mosquito and virus do not harm one another but the virus reproduces inside the mosquito. Later, the mosquito can pass the viruses to other humans when biting them.”

    http://npic.orst.edu/pest/mosquito/diseases.html

    But this is only for viruses that can replicate in mosquitoes. HCV can’t so can’t be passed on by mosquitoes.

    G3a since ’78 – Dx ’12 – F4 (2xHCC)
    24wk Tx – PEG/Riba/Dac 2013 relapsed
    24wk Tx – Generic Sof/Dac/Riba 2015/16 relapsed
    16wk Tx – 12/01/17 -> 03/05/17 NS3/NS5a + Generic Sof
    SVR7 – 22/06/17 UND
    SRV12 – 27/07/17 UND
    SVR24 – 26/10/17 UND
    :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:

    21 January 2016 at 4:55 am #9955
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    CJ wrote:

    Why don’t mozzies spread it if they spread other viruses I wonder?

    Interesting question, I had to look it up. Apparently mosquitoes only suck blood, not inject it. Viruses spread from the saliva they use for lubrication.
    http://hepatitis.about.com/od/prevention/a/mosquitoes.htm

    M 61yo HCV+ ~ 30 yrs Gt1a F2 VL 223,000 ALT 54 AST 42 Tx start Sof/Dac 17Dec15.
    SVR4 at 7Apr16 ALT 22 AST 22
    SVR12 at 9Jun16 ALT 23 AST 25
    Melbourne, Australia

    21 January 2016 at 1:13 pm #9996
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    Yes see post above Sonix – in yesterdays UK news :ohmy:

    GT1a Dec14 F2/8.7 VL 900000-2.5M
    Jan16 Hepcivir-L MonkMed/Redemption
    Baseline: VL 913575 Alt 76 Platelets low
    Wk2 VL1157 Alt 23
    DET Wk 8 VL 32 Alt19 ‘In the slow lane’
    June16 Fibro 5.7 F0/1 LIF 1.5
    Wk 11 VL<12 Alt 13 Det/Unq
    Extending tx 12 wks Mylan Sofo/Dac MonkMed
    Wk 14 VL <12 Det/Unq
    Wk 16 VL UNDETECTED
    Wk 22 + 4 Wks Sunprevir FixHepC
    Wk 24 UNDETECTED Alt 13
    Wk 12 post tx SVR12 Wk 26 SVR24
    Thank-you Tim, Dr Debasis @ MonkMed & Dr Freeman @ Fix HepC

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