Hepatitis C & injection drug use

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• Alternative Title:
  Hepatitis C and injection drug use
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Hepatitis C is a serious liver disease caused by the Hepatitis C virus. About 80% of people who get infected develop a chronic, or lifelong, infection. Over time, chronic Hepatitis C can cause serious health problems including liver damage, liver failure, and even liver cancer. However, some people get only a short term, or acute, infection and are able to clear the virus without treatment. If someone clears the virus, this usually happens within 6 months after first infected.
• Subjects:
  Hepatitis C/epidemiology Substance Abuse, Intravenous
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Pages in Document:
  2 unnumbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e77ebc93ffa26c9db0224c1b5526dbc75c21aa15fc1f57ea9232a2b5f10fb4bd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/30626/cdc_30626_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 595.35 KB ]