FREE Hep C Screening Provided by the American Liver Foundation

Description

Hepatitis C is a silent epidemic!  Nearly 4 million people in the United States are currently living with Hepatitis C and 75% are unaware of their diagnosis.

Hepatitis C is a disease caused by a virus that infects the liver.  The virus, called the Hepatitis C virus or HCV for short, is just one of the Hepatitis viruses. The other common Hepatitis viruses are A and B, which differ somewhat from HCV in the way they are spread and treated.

You should be screened for Hepatitis C if you...

• Are a current or former drug user who used needles to inject, even if you only did this one time or did it many years ago
• Have a sex partner who has chronic Hepatitis C or have had many sex partners
• Had your blood filtered by a machine (hemodialysis) for a long period of time because your kidneys weren’t working
• Received a blood transfusion or organ transplant from a donor before July 1992
• Received a blood clotting factor to treat a bleeding disorder (like hemophilia) before 1987
• Are a healthcare worker and were exposed to blood through a needle stick or had other contact with blood or bodily fluids
• Have HIV
• Have evidence of liver disease, such as abnormal liver tests
• Were born between 1945 and 1965.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a one-time screening for all baby boomers.

Learn more, use the Centers for Disease Control’s Hepatitis Risk Assessment tool.