Alpha was 5 when Amin was infected, and she can barely remember him now, confusing memories (shown in reddish gold) with the blue-hued scenes of anxiety brought on by her present virus scare.

All new patients registering at a GP practice in England will be asked if they had a blood transfusion before 1996 - as part of a drive to find more people affected by the contaminated blood scandal.

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Maureen Arkley was diagnosed with hepatitis C more than 40 years after being infected in a blood transfusion Maureen Arkley, who died last year, was diagnosed with hepatitis C and cirrhosis of the ...

But locals afflicted by the infected water say they have struggled to receive compensation - and continue to live in fear of the water supply. Tanya Matthews, a mother-of-four, was made seriously ...

If they did have a transfusion before 1996 they will be offered a test for hepatitis C, which is known as a silent killer because people can be infected unknowingly for decades before symptoms ...

The Infected Blood Inquiry, which examined the scandal in depth, recommended that the health service should work to “find the undiagnosed”. More than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with ...

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If they did have a transfusion before 1996 they will be offered a test for hepatitis C, which is known as a silent killer because people can be infected unknowingly for decades before symptoms start ...