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can hep c come back?

i went to doc and found out that i had hep c in my blood. I went to the gastro and he did a series of test and a ultrasound and the doc said the virus cleared my blood and the ultrasound was good. So im wondering could it ever come back?
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there is a vaccine for hep a and b but not c.  And diane is 100% correct.  clearing

Hep C once does not give you immunity from another infection.
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If the GI didn't find any virus in your blood, more than likely your body was infected at some time and fought it off by itself. That virus won't come back, but you could be re-infected by somebody because we don't form immunity to the virus.

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