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Hep B & C are serious if you get chronic liver disease. Hep A is a short-term disease you get from ingesting feces of an infected person, however small an amount. C is spread primarily through shared needles, which is one of the paths by which HIV spreads, but hepatitis isn't spread through sexual contact as easily. An individual's prognosis is dependant on a number of factors. If it isn't detected until advanced liver decay occurs, the prognosis is much more serious. It's possible that Pamela is exaggerating, but it's also possible that her estimates are realistic. Given the treatment she's planning, it's likely that her liver is already quite damaged, greatly increasing her risk of death. I know someone with hep C who's quite incapacitated by its effect on his liver. Some days are okay, but it does look like he'll die of it.
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