Viral Load
nTells
you if you have live HCV in your blood
OR
nSeveral kinds of viral load tests
§Qualitative: Yes or no – you have it or you don’t (TMA looks for RNA in the blood)
§Quantitative: Measures how much virus is in your blood. “international units per
milliliter” (iu/ml)
High numbers don’t mean high liver
damage!
OR
nUsed to determine-
if you have live virus
if treatment is likely to work
for you
how you’re responding to
treatment
OR