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[umar14]

hello, my name is umar , as per my hepatitis C screening test elisa ( anti bodies) is positive and the ratio is 17.00 cut of ratio is 1 but in my HCV PCR ( RNA ) test is negative, please explain what is do? because my company didn`t gives me permanent job

[pooh55811]

Your wife will not be affected.

You do not have chronic Hepatitis C so there is no way for her to get the disease from you. She cannot get a disease from you that you do not have.

As a further explanation, you have only the antibodies to Hepatitis C and that means you have been exposed to Hepatitis C but were able to clear the disease on your own. Therefore, you do not have the disease. You cannot spread a disease that you do not have.

A further example would be a vaccination. If you get a vaccination against a disease your body will produce antibodies to that disease. But you do not have the actual disease, just the antibodies. If you get vaccinated and have antibodies to polio or to smallpox or to diphtheria, you do not have the disease, and you cannot give it to another person. It is the same when you have antibodies to Hepatitis C but do not have chronic Hepatitis C. You do not have the disease so you cannot give it to your wife (or anyone else).

However, even though you have the antibodies to Hepatitis C, they do not protect you against future Hepatitis C infections IF you are exposed to Hepatitis in the future. You can get reinfected in the future IF you have a NEW exposure to Hepatitis C. I wanted to clarify that because vaccinations do protect against future exposures to various diseases. But there is no vaccination for Hepatitis C and having the antibodies will NOT protect you from becoming infected from a NEW exposure.

[umar14]

Further now i am single but after the marriage my wife will affected to this virus or not

[umar14]

thanks to all of u for positive response

[hrsepwrguy]

"can i eliminate the germs of hepatitis C germs in my body"

Well first they are not germs, they are antibodies, which are a natural immune system response to foreign invaders (hep c virus) and no there is no treatment to rid the body of hep c antibodies, however they are not harmful to the body and you will test positive for them forever.

[umar14]

Thanks for explanation, can i eliminate the germs of hepatitis C germs in my body or any treatment get kill its germs

[Advocate1955]

You are one of the lucky ones whose body was able to fight off the Hep C virus on its own.  You do not need to worry about chronic Hep C at this point, just be sure to avoid any future exposure (blood to blood).
Advocate1955

[pooh55811]

"hepatitis C screening test elisa ( anti bodies) is positive and the ratio is 17.00 cut of ratio is 1 "

This means you have been exposed to Hepatitis C at some point in your life.


"my HCV PCR ( RNA ) test is negative"

This mean you do not have Chronic Hepatitis C.


Taken together, this means that you were exposed to Hepatitis C but your body (immune system) was able to fight off the infection and you do not have Chronic Hepatitis C. This happens in about 20% to 25% of people.


If your company will not give you a permanent job because your Hepatitis C antibody test was positive (even though your Hep C RNA is negative), perhaps the doctor will give you a letter or a certificate stating that you do not have Chronic Hepatitis C and that, because you do not have Hepatitis C, you cannot transmit the disease to others and you will not go on to have medical complications from Chronic Hepatitis C.

You do not have the disease so you cannot transmit it to anyone. Hopefully your doctor can provide you with a letter stating you do not have Hepatitis C.


From Lab Tests Online:

The following tests may be used to screen for and/or detect HCV:

    Anti-HCV test detects the presence of antibodies to the virus, indicating exposure to HCV. This test cannot distinguish between someone with an active or a previous HCV infection. Usually, the test is reported as "positive" or "negative." .....
  
The following tests may be used to diagnose a current infection and to guide and monitor treatment:

    HCV RNA test, Qualitative may be used to distinguish between a current or past infection. It is reported as a "positive" or "detected" if any HCV viral RNA is found; otherwise, the report will be "negative" or not detected." .....
    HCV Viral Load (HCV RNA test, Quantitative) detects and measures the number of viral RNA particles in the blood. .....

http://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/hepatitis-c/tab/test

I hope this helps.