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Regarding Joey Stefano, it wasn't finding out that he was HIV+ that killed him it was ChiChi LaRue dealing his drugs and pimping him out that killed him. However, there's treatment that cures Hep-C completely, although it is prohibitively expensive, even with good health insurance. In fact, there are more Hep-C+ than HIV+ people in the world. The liver issues cited are likely due to Hep C, which you can have for literally decades with no outward manifestations.