aidsmap.com :: HIV basics - HIV & AIDS: "Tuberculosis and hepatitis are two conditions that are very common in people who also have HIV. These are diseases that can have an effect on HIV and can also be affected by HIV. They are sometimes referred to as co-infections.
Hepatitis B and C are transmitted in similar ways to HIV: by contact with infected body fluids like blood, semen and vaginal fluid, and from a mother to her baby during pregnancy or delivery.
Both these types of hepatitis can cause serious liver damage, and liver disease is a major cause of serious illness and death in co-infected patients.
There is a vaccine against hepatitis B. It works well in people with HIV, and everyone who is HIV-positive should receive it.
There is no vaccine against hepatitis C. Hepatitis C can be cured with treatment which needs to be taken for up to a year. The best results are seen if treatment is provided soon after a person is infected with the virus."
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