Hepatitis C
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Every numbered claim on the overview and article pages is listed here with the exact passage it rests on. 36 passages were checked word-for-word against the saved copies listed below.
Current evidence
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Hepatitis C spreads through contact with an infected person's blood.
“The hepatitis C virus spreads through contact with an infected person's blood.”
NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Hepatitis CPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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Many people with hepatitis C have no symptoms and do not know they are infected. A blood test finds it.
“Many people who have hepatitis C don't have symptoms and don't know they are infected.”
“Doctors use blood tests to screen for hepatitis C.”
NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Hepatitis CPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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Without treatment, chronic hepatitis C can cause cirrhosis, liver failure or liver cancer.
“Without treatment, chronic hepatitis C can cause chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, liver failure, or liver cancer.”
NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Hepatitis CPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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Antiviral medicines can cure more than 95% of people with chronic hepatitis C in 8 to 12 weeks.
“Antiviral medicines can cure more than 95% of people with chronic hepatitis C in 8 to 12 weeks.”
NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Hepatitis CPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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Early diagnosis and treatment can prevent liver damage.
“Early diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis C can prevent liver damage.”
NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Hepatitis CPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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Talk with your doctor before using supplements or alternative treatments; some can damage the liver or interact with hepatitis C medicines.
“For safety reasons, talk with your doctor before using dietary supplements, such as vitamins, or any complementary or alternative medicines or medical practices.”
“Some of these could lead to liver damage and may interact with hepatitis C medicines.”
NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Hepatitis CPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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There is no vaccine, but you can protect yourself, for example by never sharing needles.
“Although no vaccine is available, you can take steps to protect yourself from hepatitis C.”
“Don't share drug needles or other drug materials.”
NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Hepatitis CPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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Older treatment used interferon, usually given by injection. Combined with ribavirin, it cured about 30 to 40 percent of patients.
“Usually administered via injection, interferon produces an antiviral state inside cells”
“However, later studies showed that a combination of interferon and ribavirin was superior to interferon alone, showing SVR rates of 30 to 40 percent.”
NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Story of Discovery: Hepatitis C — from non-A, non-B hepatitis to a cure (2016)Passage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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With newer direct-acting antiviral combinations, cure rates in studies rose to 99 to 100 percent.
“Perhaps the most successful DAA combination was that of sofosbuvir and ledipasvir; with these two drugs, the SVR rates soared to 99 to 100 percent.”
NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Story of Discovery: Hepatitis C — from non-A, non-B hepatitis to a cure (2016)Passage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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MedlinePlus describes sodium hypochlorite, a bleach chemical, as caustic, and says swallowing it can lead to poisoning.
“Sodium hypochlorite is a caustic chemical.”
“Swallowing sodium hypochlorite can lead to poisoning.”
MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — Sodium hypochlorite poisoningPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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The FDA says drinking chlorine dioxide (MMS) is the same as drinking bleach.
“drinking MMS was the same as drinking bleach”
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Office of Criminal Investigations) — Leaders of “Genesis II Church of Health and Healing,” who sold toxic bleach as fake “miracle” cure, sentencedPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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More than half of people with a new (acute) infection go on to chronic hepatitis C.
“More than half of the people with acute hepatitis C will develop chronic hepatitis C.”
NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Hepatitis CPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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Doctors ask about risk factors such as past blood transfusions and injection drug use.
“They will also ask whether you have any history of blood transfusions, injection drug use, and other risk factors.”
NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Hepatitis CPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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A clinic brochure page (brochure set, page 6) criticizes a course of 72 injections as expensive, with "only 30% success".
“72 injections Used for Hepatitis patient costing Rs. 70,000 with only 30% success rate, This method not only expensive but also unsuccessful.”
Pakistan Institute of Medical Advancement (PIMA), Karachi — clinic document — Printed brochure set, 8 pages (pages cited individually) (private clinic document; not online)Clinic document — quoted from ProperHealth’s transcription or translation of a scan; not independently verified
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It proposes "oxygen treatment" instead: a calcium hypochlorite and chlorine dioxide capsule, after which the patient "will be perfectly allright".
“Oxygen treatment will take care the Hepatisis-C”
“calcium hypochlorite chlorine Dioxide by this way of treatment patient will be perfectly allright.”
Pakistan Institute of Medical Advancement (PIMA), Karachi — clinic document — Printed brochure set, 8 pages (pages cited individually) (private clinic document; not online)Clinic document — quoted from ProperHealth’s transcription or translation of a scan; not independently verified
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The same page adds that DMSO "brings about interferon".
“DMSO brings about interferon.”
Pakistan Institute of Medical Advancement (PIMA), Karachi — clinic document — Printed brochure set, 8 pages (pages cited individually) (private clinic document; not online)Clinic document — quoted from ProperHealth’s transcription or translation of a scan; not independently verified
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The Urdu brochure (in ProperHealth's translation) lists hepatitis C patients among those it says recovered at the clinic. It gives no records.
“And many heart patients have recovered without a bypass, including patients with hepatitis C, paralysis and asthma.”
Pakistan Institute of Medical Advancement (PIMA), Karachi — clinic document — Urdu trifold brochure (quoted in ProperHealth's English translation) (private clinic document; not online)Clinic document — quoted from ProperHealth’s transcription or translation of a scan; not independently verified
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Yellow skin or eyes, dark urine or pale stools can be signs of hepatitis — contact your provider if you develop these symptoms.
“Jaundice (yellowish eyes and skin)”
“Dark yellow urine”
MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — Hepatitis CPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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Vomiting blood, black stools, or sudden confusion in someone with liver disease: call 911.
“If you have symptoms of acute or severe GI bleeding, seek medical help right away.”
“black or tarry stool”
“vomit that looks like coffee grounds”
NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Symptoms & Causes of GI BleedingPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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Vomiting blood, black stools, or sudden confusion in someone with liver disease: call 911.
“confusion, difficulty thinking, memory loss, personality changes, or sleep disorders”
“internal bleeding due to the bursting of enlarged veins —called varices—in the esophagus , stomach , or intestines”
NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Symptoms & Causes of CirrhosisPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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A swelling belly or legs with known liver disease: get medical care soon.
“swelling in the lower legs, ankles, or feet, called edema”
“swelling of the abdomen from a buildup of fluid, called ascites”
NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Symptoms & Causes of CirrhosisPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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A swelling belly or legs with known liver disease: get medical care soon.
“If hepatitis C leads to cirrhosis, see a doctor who has experience treating people with liver diseases.”
NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Hepatitis CPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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Anyone who has swallowed bleach, hypochlorite or chlorine dioxide products: call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911.
“If you or someone you are with has an exposure, call the local emergency number (such as 911), or the local poison control center can be reached directly by calling the national toll-free Poison Help hotline (1-800-222-1222) from anywhere in the United States.”
MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — Sodium hypochlorite poisoningPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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Anyone who has swallowed bleach, hypochlorite or chlorine dioxide products: call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222 or 911.
“became chlorine dioxide, a powerful bleach typically used for industrial water treatment or bleaching textiles, pulp, and paper.”
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Office of Criminal Investigations) — Leaders of “Genesis II Church of Health and Healing,” who sold toxic bleach as fake “miracle” cure, sentencedPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
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Yellow skin or eyes, dark urine or pale stools can be signs of hepatitis — contact your provider if you develop these symptoms.
“Contact your provider if: You develop symptoms of hepatitis”
MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — Hepatitis CPassage verified word-for-word in saved copy
Source documents
- NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Hepatitis C
Saved 2026-10-20 · download · SHA-256668ef9b466710f66… - NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Story of Discovery: Hepatitis C — from non-A, non-B hepatitis to a cure (2016)
Saved 2026-10-21 · download · SHA-256b07efdc95200260c… - MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — Sodium hypochlorite poisoning
Saved 2026-10-21 · download · SHA-2564f33e12a0406007c… - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Office of Criminal Investigations) — Leaders of “Genesis II Church of Health and Healing,” who sold toxic bleach as fake “miracle” cure, sentenced
Saved 2026-10-20 · download · SHA-256e1b04d77ab61fa54… - Pakistan Institute of Medical Advancement (PIMA), Karachi — clinic document — Printed brochure set, 8 pages (pages cited individually) (private clinic document; not online)
Saved 2026-10-21 · ProperHealth transcription of a scanned clinic document (private archive); wording kept as printed · SHA-2560518db262b2bc902… - Pakistan Institute of Medical Advancement (PIMA), Karachi — clinic document — Urdu trifold brochure (quoted in ProperHealth's English translation) (private clinic document; not online)
Saved 2026-10-21 · ProperHealth translation from Urdu of a scanned clinic document (private archive) · SHA-2565f51c983239380d3… - MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — Hepatitis C
Saved 2026-10-20 · download · SHA-2561aa1950de8793bc4… - NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Symptoms & Causes of GI Bleeding
Saved 2026-10-22 · download · SHA-256f638d7347fec6fb3… - NIDDK (U.S. National Institutes of Health) — Symptoms & Causes of Cirrhosis
Saved 2026-10-22 · download · SHA-2563f6f70e8681d6d01… - MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — Hepatitis C
Saved 2026-10-26 · download · SHA-2568d2e7755a94c84ad…
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