What is Hepatitis-C?

• Hep C is a virus that infects the liver
• About 3.5 million people in the U.S. have Hep C, and most do not even know they have it!
• There is NO vaccine for Hep C
• If you have Hep C, you CAN BE CURED.
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• Dial 866-WE-CURE-HEP-C to speak to a professional.

What happens if Hep-C goes untreated? 

• Cirrhosis of the liver (liver scars and turns into a stone)
• Liver cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma - HCC)
• Liver failure
• Liver transplant

How do you get Hep-C?

• From blood-to-blood contact with Hep C infected blood
• Hep C can live outside the body for over 3 weeks at room temperature
• Sharing snorting devices (bills, straws, etc.)
• Sharing needles
• Getting tattoos or body piercings with unsterile tools
• Being born to a mother who has Hep C
• Having surgery before 1992 that may have required you getting blood
• Getting a blood transfusion before 1992
• Getting an organ transplant before 1992
• Having dialysis before 1992
• Being in the military around the Vietnam/Korean-era
• Being a baby boomer (born between the years of 1945-1965)
• Sex
• Sharing toothbrushes, razors, nail files or other personal care items with a Hep C infected person

Are there any symptoms for Hep-C? 

• Fever
• Very tired all the time (fatigued)
  Yellowing of the skin or eyes (jaundice)
• Nausea
• Loss of appetite
• Vomiting
• Pain in your belly area
• Dark Urine​
• Gray-colored bowel movements
• Joint pain

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Kathi Scholz, CRNP, Outreach Director
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Megan Wertz, MA, Outreach Coordinator
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