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HCVets.com Educational Website &
Support Forums are
provided by past and present members of the United
States Military with Hepatitis C (HCV) to assist with awareness to the Hep
C virus exposure
methods during
military service.
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The
VA
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Benefits
Committee on Veteransᦦairs, U.S. House of
Representatives, April 13, 2000, Gary A. Roselle, M.
D., Program Director for Infectious Diseases,
Veterans Health Administration, Department of
Veterans Affairs, state, "One in 10 US Veterans are
infected
with
HCV", a
rate 5
times
greater
than the
1.8%
infection
rate of
the
general
population."
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Greater
than One
in 5
Veterans
with
Hepatitis
C are
from the Vietnam
and Post
Vietnam
Era!
A study conducted in
1999, by the
Veterans Health
Administration (VHA),
and involving 26,000
veterans shows that
up to 10% of all
veterans in the VHA
system tested
positive for
hepatitis C.
Of the total number
of persons who were
hepatitis C antibody
positive, and
reported an era of
service, 62.7% were
noted to be from the
Vietnam. The second
most frequent group
is listed as
post-Vietnam at
18.2%, followed by
4.8% Korean
conflict, 4.3%
post-Korean
conflict, 4.2% from
WWII, and 2.7%
Persian Gulf era
veterans. It wasn't
until 2012 the
Department of
Defense began to
test recruits
entering and exiting
the service. The
figures for the War
on Terror lack
accurate research
and expected to
exceed the stated
claim.
Why Active/Retired Military & Veterans Are
High Risk for Hepatitis C (HCV)
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Pandora's Box
The
Hepatitis C epidemic is discovering what
was... In 1988, 242,000 Hepatitis C
infections were reported annually. These
high figures were reported from the
1960s and throughout 1980s, then
declining after 1992 when another test
developed detected 65% of positive
patients. However, it wasn't until 2001
a test was able to detect 99.9% of
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The following
list are recognized service connected
transmission methods for the Hepatitis C
virus and other bloodborne pathogens. If
a veteran applies for benefits and does
not have "other" risk factors, or can
prove service was a "greater risk" for
infection with Hepatitis C, qualify for
service connection.
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"The
Unintended
Consequences
of
Vaccine
Delivery
Devices
Used to
Eradicate
Smallpox:
Lessons
for
Evaluating
Future
Vaccination
Methods"
B. G.
Weniger.
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Click to watch CDC Warning to Get Tested for HCV
Disease
Federal Institutions, like the Military Viral Rates,
are not Included in the
Center for Disease Control (CDC) Estimates for the
Number of People with HCV Disease
3.2 Million CDC General Public (11.5% served in
the military during the Vietnam era)
2.7 Million Military Veterans (pre the War on
Terror) VA Government Testimony
= Actual Numbers are Unknown
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6 January 2009 CDC REVIEW
Nonhospital Health are㳯ciated Hepatitis B and C
Virus Transmission: United States, 1998à°¸
...hepatitis C virus (HCV) from health care
exposures... review of outbreak information revealed
33 outbreaks ...the putative mechanism of infection
was patient-to-patient transmission through
failure of health care personnel to adhere to
fundamental principles of infection control and
aseptic technique (for example, reuse of syringes or
lancing devices)...recognized outbreaks indicate a
wider and growing problem as health care is
increasingly provided in outpatient settings in
which infection control training and oversight may
be inadequate.
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Military Marine Corps Veteran,
Corporal Gary Lupole, 61, co-founder
of HCVets.com, Educational Website . passed away suddenly
on Thursday, February 2, 2012. His death was
caused by hepatitis C and related diseases that
he contracted during his military service.
The Vietnam war has never ended for Gary, or for many Veterans and Retired Military members with service incurred disabilities like HCV disease. Please tell a friend that 1 in 5 Vietnam Vets have HCV disease.
Honor Gary's Memory... Tell a Friend!!
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