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Health Bulletin: Hepatitis C
What is Hepatitis C?
Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver affecting millions of Americans that results from
the Hepatitis C virus. Acute
infection can range in severity from a very mild illness
with few or no symptoms to a serious condition. This is why knowing the symptoms is so important.
Learn about Hepatits C symptoms here >>
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Who should get tested?
How common is Hep C? The CDC actually recommends that everyone born between 1945-1965 should be tested. Find out more about getting
tested for Hep C here.
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How can Hepatitis C be prevented?
There are a variety of ways you can get Hepatits C and also many things you can do to reduce your risk of being exposed to the virus. Learn more here.
FACT:
Hepatiis C is the leading cause of liver cancer.
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http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV/PDFs/HepCGeneralFactSheet.pdf
| Hepatitis C is a liver disease that results from infection with the Hepatitis C virus. It can range in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness. Hepatitis C is usually spread when blood from a person infected with the hepatitis C virus enters the body of someone who is not infected. Today, most people become infected with the hepatitis C virus by sharing needles or other equipment to inject . Before 1992, when widespread screening of the blood supply began in the United States, hepatitis C was also commonly spread through blood transfusions and organ transplants. | | | Hepatitis C can be either acute or chronic. Acute hepatitis C virus infection is a short-term illness that occurs within the first six months after someone is exposed to the hepatitis C virus. For most people, acute infection leads to chronic infection. Chronic hepatitis C is a serious disease than can result
in long-term health problems, or even death. | | | There is no vaccine for hepatitis C. The best way to prevent hepatitis C is by avoiding behaviors that can spread the disease, especially injection drug use. |
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