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But the CDC counts about 3.2 million people in the U.S. as having hepatitis C, which can linger without causing noticeable symptoms for years but can cause serious liver damage, failure, or cancer. In fact, according to that agency, its the ...

American Gas Association
It results from infection with the hepatitis C virus, which is spread through contact with the blood of an infected person. The facts are that symptoms of hep C may not appear for 20 years or more and the later that the disease is diagnosed ...

National Hepatitis
About 80 per cent of people infected with hepatitis C remain so for their lifetimes. Most have no symptoms, although blood tests might reveal low-grade liver inflammation. Up to 30 per cent eventually develop cirrhosis, a scarring of the liver that is often fatal.

John Ward
Free screenings for hepatitis C are happening throughout the country tomorrow, including in Denver. State health officials are encouraging anyone with risk factors for the silent disease to get tested, even if they have no symptoms.

Hepatitis C
But because many years usually elapse before noticeable symptoms develop, most don't know they are infected. The CDC said one-time HCV testing of all "baby boomers" "could identify more than 800,000 additional people with hepatitis C ...

Baby Boomers
often lying dormant for decades with no symptoms. When it strikes, however, it can ravage the liver, causing cirrhosis or cancer. That's why the CDC now says all baby boomers should get tested for hepatitis C. The disease spreads through blood ...

Liver Cancer
Unaware of the risk and without symptoms, most have never been tested for hepatitis C and don't know they have it. The disease primarily contracted through blood often remains hidden for decades while it slowly destroys liver cells.

How much do you know about hepatitis C?
The hepatitis C virus is most commonly spread today through sharing ... which can cause side effects such as fatigue and flulike symptoms. New drugs introduced last year, protease inhibitors, attack the virus itself. They've been shown to ...

Guest Commentary: Baby boomers and hepatitis C in Colorado
Many boomers unknowingly contracted the virus in younger years, are unaware of the risk, are without symptoms, have never been tested for Hepatitis C and don't know they have it. For more information, call the Health Department at 866-604-6789 or visit ...

Hepatitis C tests suggested for all U.S. baby boomers
Free testing for hepatitis C will be available to all Bay Area residents at two ... which can be present in the body for years without symptoms and contributes up to 15,000 deaths annually in the U.S. making it deadlier than HIV in the U.S. The AGA ...