A lot of the information on this site was taken from a *large* FAQ file put together by a group of HCV sufferers. To get the entire FAQ, send email through our online form

You can also get the FAQs on these websites:
http://www.flash.net/~twb/BACafe (You'll find it in the "Peppermint Room" there)
http://members.bellatlantic.net/~clotho


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