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About Hepatitis C
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Hepatitis C		 Hepatitis C Testing
Hepatitis C
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Hepatitis C is a serious lifelong infection that can lead to liver disease, organ failure and premature death. There is no vaccine yet.

Why Should You Be Concerned About Hepatitis C?

  • 2 out of 3 people who contract Hepatitis C have no symptoms in the early stages, making Hepatitis C virtually undetectable unless tested.
  • There are approximately 5 million people in the United States who are chronic carriers of the Hepatitis C virus.
  • There are an estimated 70,000 South Carolinians with chronic Hepatitis C.
  • Most people with Hepatitis C do not know that they are infected. -Hepatitis C is the most common cause of chronic liver disease.
  • Hepatitis C is the leading cause of liver transplants.
  • A person is more likely to contract Hepatitis C than HIV when exposed to the virus via blood.
  • Health care workers are at an estimated 20-40 fold greater risk occupationally from Hepatitis C than HIV.
  • There is currently no vaccine for Hepatitis C. Treatments have been shown to cure 2 out of 5 persons completing therapy.
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