Risk Of Developing Liver Cancer After HCV Treatment

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Why Aren’t There AIDS-Style Cocktails for Hepatitis C?

Why Aren’t There AIDS-Style Cocktails for Hepatitis C?
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An article by Robert Langreth published at forbes today points out the reasons why the HCV virus is difficult treat.
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"A bigger reason, says Vertex’s Kauffman, is that hepatitis c is a hugely efficient reproducer. It produces 1 trillion new viral particles a day–a far greater replication rate than HIV. Hepatitis C also makes many mistakes when it copies itself".

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