Finding out about hep C will help you plan for the future. Our Hep C Action Newsletter Program can help guide you through testing and treatment.
HIV and HCV
One out of every 4 people with HIV also has hep C. “Coinfection” with hep C and HIV is common because they share a similar route of transmission: exposure to infected blood. Unlike HIV, hep C is rarely transmitted during sexual activity. Thus, different people may be more or less likely to have both infections:
- Coinfection with HIV and hep C is common among people who became infected from injection drug use.
- HIV/hep C coinfection is also common among persons with hemophilia who received clotting factor concentrates (before 1987).
- For persons infected with HIV through sexual exposure, coinfection with hep C is no more common than it would be for anyone else.
Find out more details about hep C treatment for people also living with HIV.
