A patient has developed chronic hepatitis after being exposed to hepatitis C. The nurse is discussing treatment of this condition. What information should the nurse include?
A) "There are some new medications that help keep the HCV virus from reproducing in your system."
B) "There is not much we can do except support your general health."
C) "Most current research supports the use of multidrug therapy."
D) "A new drug called pegylation has been shown to prevent liver damage."
E) "You should advise your family to take the hepatitis C vaccine."
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