![]() One virus can replicate itself so fast that in 24 hours there are tens of millions of virus particles and in a week or so there will billions. This is because even only one live viral particle can replicate very fast. If you have just one single “live ” Hep C virus particle in your body when you finish your Hep C treatment you will relapse. This does NOT mean there are no live Hep C virus particles in your body, it means that there are less than 15 in one drop of blood. Most people doing treatment with DAAs reach “undetectable” within 7 days of starting treatment. So if levels are below that number < 15 (under 15 particles in a mil) then it is called “undetectable” “In answer to your question: Its the limit of the detection technology… The best test can only detect around 15 viral particles in one milliliter of blood (one drop). So here is my reply to the question above and the rest of the conversation thread: A Conversation About Hep C Relapse after Treatment: What does “Undetected” viral load mean? People have serious concerns about the chance of relapsing after they finish the Hep C treatment. However, Hep C relapse is still an issue for people doing Hep C treatment or considering doing it. That is one out of about 1,000 people treated. However, in the past 2 years, I have only had one person relapse after Hep C treatment. ![]() That is, about 1 in 20 people relapsed after treatment. When I first started helping people access generic Hep C medicines the relapse rate was about 5%. Fortunately, we now understand Hepatitis C treatment with Direct Acting Antivirals (DAAs) much better than we did a few years ago and Hep C relapse rates are much lower than they used to be. The issue of relapsing after Hepatitis C treatment is one that comes up regularly. “If you are undetectable of hep c then how in the world do people relapse?” Today in my Facebook Hepatitis C Support group the question below was asked. What causes relapse after Hepatitis C treatment? This post answers this important question.
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