#hepatitis C testing

Hepatitis C prevalence was higher among people with unstable housing and those who injected drugs every day.

Modern antivirals can cure 95% of people with HCV, lowering the risk of cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure.

The CDC estimates that 21% of people living with HIV also have hepatitis C virus.

Hepatitis A and B declined in 2021, but new hepatitis C cases have doubled since 2014.

Researchers are working on a cure for hepatitis B and a vaccine and long-acting antivirals for hepatitis C.

About 40% of people worldwide are not aware that viral hepatitis is a leading cause of liver cancer.

The proposal improves on current Medicare coverage, which allows cost-sharing fees and mostly excludes long-acting PrEP.

A “jarringly low” proportion of people with HCV have been tested, treated and cured.

According to the CDC, approximately 21%of people living with HIV also have HCV.

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month. Get tested and learned your status.

Greater political will and financial support for national programs are needed to eliminate viral hepatitis.

Two thirds of people who currently use drugs completed treatment, and most of those were cured.

Left untreated, hepatitis C can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and the need for a liver transplant.

Millions of Americans are living with viral hepatitis. #HepTestingDay urges you to find out whether you’re one of them.

Universal HCV testing led to an increase in the number of pregnant women and infants diagnosed in a timely manner.

Pickings for concurrent treatment are slim in Ending the HIV Epidemic rural communities.