More than 3 million adults in the US are infected with the Hepatitis C
Testing baby boomers saves lives
About 3 million adults in the US are infected with the hepatitis C virus, most are baby boomers.
3 in 4
Up to 3 in 4 people who are infected don't know they have hepatitis C so they aren't getting the necessary medical care.
1945-1965
Baby boomers, anyone born from 1945 through 1965, should get tested for hepatitis C.
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.
Baby boomers (people born from 1945 through 1965) can:
- Ask your doctor, nurse, or other health care provider for a hepatitis C blood test.
- Encourage family and friends born from 1945 through 1965 to get tested for hepatitis C.
Doctors, nurses and other health care providers can:
- Test all baby boomers and people with other risks for hepatitis C.
- Make sure everyone who tests positive on the first test gets the follow-up test to find out if they are still infected.
Problem
Many baby boomers got infected before the dangers of hepatitis C were well known.
Anyone can get hepatitis C, but adults born from 1945 through 1965 are 5 times more likely to have hepatitis C.
- Hepatitis C is mostly spread through contact with an infected person's blood.
- Some people could have gotten infected before widespread screening of blood began in 1992.
- People who have injected drugs, even if only once in the past, could have been infected with the virus from sharing a needle or drug equipment with someone who had hepatitis C.
- Many people do not know how or when they were infected.
Hepatitis C causes serious liver disease, even liver cancer.
- Most people with hepatitis C don't have any symptoms. If symptoms do appear, they can be a sign of serious liver damage.
- Hepatitis C can cause liver scarring and liver failure if left untreated.
- Hepatitis C is a leading cause of liver cancer.
- Successful treatment can get rid of hepatitis C from the body.
Blood tests are needed to tell if you have hepatitis C.
- A screening blood test, called an antibody test, shows if a person has ever been infected with the hepatitis C virus.
- If the antibody test is positive, a follow-up RNA blood test is needed to see if a person is still infected with the hepatitis C virus.
- A CDC study shows through health department reports that only 50% of adults who had a positive antibody test had a follow-up test reported. Without a follow-up test, people won't know if they are still infected with the hepatitis C virus.
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- Hepatitis C
- Preventing Repeat Teen Births
- Making Health Care Safer: Stop Infections from Lethal CRE Germs Now
- Adult Smoking: Focusing on People with Mental Illness
- Binge Drinking: A Serious, Under-Recognized Problem Among Women and Girls
- HIV Among Youth in the US
- Breast Cancer
- Teen Drinking and Driving
- Getting Blood Pressure Under Control
- More People Walk to Better Health
- Prescription Painkiller Overdoses
- Child Injury
- Making Health Care Safer
- Sodium
- Binge Drinking
- New Hope for Stopping HIV
- Prescription Painkiller Overdoses
- Drinking and Driving
- Adult Smoking
- Breastfeeding
- Colorectal Cancer
- Making Food Safer to Eat
- Asthma in the US
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention
- Making Health Care Safer
- High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
- Seatbelt Safety
- HIV Testing
- Access to Health Care
- Binge Drinking
- Smoking Facts
- Vital Signs (no topic)
People Who Should be Tested
- Born from 1945 through 1965
- Have received blood products with clotting factor before 1987
- Have received blood transfusion or organ transplant before July 1992
- Have ever injected drugs, even if only one time
- Have HIV
- Have been on kidney dialysis for several years
- Are health or public safety workers who have been stuck with a needle or other sharp object with blood from a person with hepatitis C or unknown hepatitis C status
- Born to mother with hepatitis C
Testing baby boomers saves lives
About 3 million adults in the US are infected with the hepatitis C virus, most are baby boomers.
3 in 4
Up to 3 in 4 people who are infected don't know they have hepatitis C so they aren't getting the necessary medical care.
1945-1965
Baby boomers, anyone born from 1945 through 1965, should get tested for hepatitis C.
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.
Baby boomers (people born from 1945 through 1965) can:
- Ask your doctor, nurse, or other health care provider for a hepatitis C blood test.
- Encourage family and friends born from 1945 through 1965 to get tested for hepatitis C.
Doctors, nurses and other health care providers can:
- Test all baby boomers and people with other risks for hepatitis C.
- Make sure everyone who tests positive on the first test gets the follow-up test to find out if they are still infected.
Problem
Many baby boomers got infected before the dangers of hepatitis C were well known.
Anyone can get hepatitis C, but adults born from 1945 through 1965 are 5 times more likely to have hepatitis C.
- Hepatitis C is mostly spread through contact with an infected person's blood.
- Some people could have gotten infected before widespread screening of blood began in 1992.
- People who have injected drugs, even if only once in the past, could have been infected with the virus from sharing a needle or drug equipment with someone who had hepatitis C.
- Many people do not know how or when they were infected.
Hepatitis C causes serious liver disease, even liver cancer.
- Most people with hepatitis C don't have any symptoms. If symptoms do appear, they can be a sign of serious liver damage.
- Hepatitis C can cause liver scarring and liver failure if left untreated.
- Hepatitis C is a leading cause of liver cancer.
- Successful treatment can get rid of hepatitis C from the body.
Blood tests are needed to tell if you have hepatitis C.
- A screening blood test, called an antibody test, shows if a person has ever been infected with the hepatitis C virus.
- If the antibody test is positive, a follow-up RNA blood test is needed to see if a person is still infected with the hepatitis C virus.
- A CDC study shows through health department reports that only 50% of adults who had a positive antibody test had a follow-up test reported. Without a follow-up test, people won't know if they are still infected with the hepatitis C virus.
Social Media for CDC Vital Signs™
Copy the code below to add these CDC Vital Signs™ buttons to a webpage.
On this Page
- Hepatitis C
- Preventing Repeat Teen Births
- Making Health Care Safer: Stop Infections from Lethal CRE Germs Now
- Adult Smoking: Focusing on People with Mental Illness
- Binge Drinking: A Serious, Under-Recognized Problem Among Women and Girls
- HIV Among Youth in the US
- Breast Cancer
- Teen Drinking and Driving
- Getting Blood Pressure Under Control
- More People Walk to Better Health
- Prescription Painkiller Overdoses
- Child Injury
- Making Health Care Safer
- Sodium
- Binge Drinking
- New Hope for Stopping HIV
- Prescription Painkiller Overdoses
- Drinking and Driving
- Adult Smoking
- Breastfeeding
- Colorectal Cancer
- Making Food Safer to Eat
- Asthma in the US
- Teen Pregnancy Prevention
- Making Health Care Safer
- High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
- Seatbelt Safety
- HIV Testing
- Access to Health Care
- Binge Drinking
- Smoking Facts
- Vital Signs (no topic)
People Who Should be Tested
- Born from 1945 through 1965
- Have received blood products with clotting factor before 1987
- Have received blood transfusion or organ transplant before July 1992
- Have ever injected drugs, even if only one time
- Have HIV
- Have been on kidney dialysis for several years
- Are health or public safety workers who have been stuck with a needle or other sharp object with blood from a person with hepatitis C or unknown hepatitis C status
- Born to mother with hepatitis C
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