Conditions We Treat

Hepatitis C is a virus that causes liver inflammation, passed through exposure to blood from an infected person. Symptoms, including jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), fatigue, and stomach pain, may not be present and the infection may remain undetected. Years after the infection has caused permanent liver damage, symptoms might include bleeding easily, confusion, leg swelling, and more.

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) is the virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or AIDS. People infected with HIV, usually spread through bodily fluids from unprotected sex or shared needles for drug use, don’t always have AIDS. HIV symptoms can be dormant (non-active) for years, though many experience flu-like symptoms shortly after becoming infected. There is no cure for HIV, which is diagnosed with a blood test.

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are passed from person to person through sexual contact. Often there are no symptoms, so an infected person may not know they are putting others at risk for an STD. Examples of STDs include bacterial infections like gonorrhea and syphilis and viral infections like HPV (human papillomavirus) and HIV.