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A mother of two, Diane Folkard, learned at 38 she had Hepatitis C—undetected for 31 years—after a pneumonia test during her second pregnancy. With no known risk factors, she believes she caught it as an infant via nine contaminated blood transfusions in 1988. Her story is part of the devastating Infected Blood Scandal, where 30,000 people were infected with HIV or Hepatitis C through tainted NHS blood products in the 70s and 80s, killing over 3,000. An inquiry in 2024 found preventable failures by doctors, the NHS, and government. Diane testified, stunned her infection went unnoticed so long, and was later cured with antivirals. She received compensation, but her case underscores the lifelong trauma inflicted on families by this hidden crisis.

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