Thanks that must have been it. I keep reading that VL means nothing unless you are treating. However, I have ebv, which causes the hcv to replicate. I figure there's gotta be a point where high VL gets dangerous.
A high HCV viral load is associated with a greater likelihood of vertical transmission - mother to child.
Other than vertical transmission I have not seen anything which suggests a higher HCV transmission risk associated with a high viral load.
Mike
I found this article which indicates high viral load is a factor in maternal to baby transmission before birth(verticle transmission).
http://hepatitiscresearchandnewsupdates.blogspot.com/2011/06/viral-load-tied-to-vertical.html
I could not find anything else about high viral load affecting transmission.