丙肝已经可以治了。（这条消息来自加拿大*府部门发出的信息）
般药物如抗生素类药不能杀死病毒，但是一些特殊药品有时可以用来控制病毒。
丙型肝炎是可以治疗的，病毒也可以从身体里被清除。现在的治疗过程持续六个月至一年时间，使用到至少两种药：长效干扰素（peg-interferon）和利巴韦林（ribavirin，音译）。因为副作用很多，治疗过程可能有很多困难，但一年的时间对病人的一生来说是值得的。
下列一些因素可能会影响到治疗成功与否：病人的丙型肝炎类型、肝受损的程度、体内病毒的数量、年龄、体重、种族民族、病人用药的坚持度、喝酒以及家人朋友的支持。
开始治疗前和您的医护人员、家人及朋友一起制定计划很重要。医生在治疗前、治疗过程中和治疗后的六个月会对病人的情况进行评估。他们会跟踪病人的肝脏状况以及体内的病毒数量。病人还应该考虑到治疗的副作用、是否需要请假、其他需要处理的健康状况以及治疗的费用。家人和朋友可以从这些方面给病人以身体和精神上的帮助照顾。开始治疗的决定是病人和医生之间、病人和支持者之间共同的事情。
请切记，治疗并不能到达对病毒的免疫，而且危险的行为可能会让人再度感染病毒。
Treatment for Hepatitis C
Ordinary medicines such as antibiotics do not kill viruses but viruses can sometimes be managed with specific medicines.
Antiviral medications
Hepatitis C can be treated and the virus can be cleared from the body. Treatment can last between six months to a year and currently involves at least two drugs: peg-interferon and ribavirin. Treatment can be very difficult with many side effects but a year of treatment can be worth the rest of a person’s life.
Preparing for treatment
A number of factors can affect treatment success including: the strain of hepatitis C a person has; the degree of liver damage; how much virus is in a person’s body; age; body weight; ethno-racial background; how consistently a person can take their medication; alcohol consumption and support from friends and family.
It is important to plan with your healthcare worker, friends and family before starting treatment. Doctors will always evaluate patients before treatment, during and six months after treatment. They will keep track of the patient’s liver health as well as the amount of virus in the body. A person will also have to take into account the side effects of treatment, whether they may need time off work, other health conditions they may have to manage as well as the cost of treatment.
Friends and family can help support a person through these considerations and help take care of a person physically as well as mentally. Starting treatment is a decision a person will make with their doctor as well as with the people who support them.
It is important to remember that treatment does not result in immunity from the virus and a person can become infected again.
