Hepatitis C; Testing Baby Boomers Saves Lives

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (U.S.), Division of Viral Hepatitis. ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.), Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services.
• Description:
  Hepatitis C is a serious virus infection that over time can cause liver damage and even liver cancer. Early treatment can prevent this damage. Too many people with hepatitis C do not know they are infected, so they don't get the medical care they need. Once infected with the hepatitis C virus, nearly 8 in 10 people remain infected for life. A simple blood test, called a hepatitis C antibody test, can tell if you have ever been infected, but cannot tell whether you are still infected. Only a different follow-up blood test can determine if you are still infected. CDC data show only half of people with a positive hepatitis C antibody test had the follow-up test reported to the health department. The other half did not have a follow-up test reported, although some of them may have been tested. Without the follow-up test, a person will not know if they still have hepatitis C and cannot get the medical care they need.
• Content Notes:
  Fact sheet released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Services (OSELS) in association with: Vital signs: Evaluation of hepatitis C virus infection testing and reporting -- eight U.S. sites, 2005-2011 published: MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report ; v. 62, early release, May 7, 2013, p. 1-5.
  
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  May 2013.
  
  "Publication date: 5/7/2013."
  
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• Subjects:
  Diagnosis Hepatitis C Hepatitis C, Chronic
• Source:
  Vital signs ; 2013 May ; MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report ; v. 62, early release, May 7, 2013, p. 1-5
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Genre:
  Patient Education Handout ; Popular Works
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  5 pdf pages
• Volume:
  62
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:efd708361cbf2dfecf24e99cc226433607aa5dc74faee84964d3cc078a184ed448d95e05f0a5bdc5ad45bf32515cdb7a9340d2a8d2d847e4dbcd2a8a645c6805
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/13548/cdc_13548_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.46 MB ]