Hepatitis C Overview

Usually transmitted through contact with infected blood, either through sharing needles or childbirth, hepatitis C virus (HCV) can also be transmitted sexually. Over the course of several years, HCV can lead to severe liver damage. There are treatments that appear to cure the disease in roughly 50 percent of people living with HCV. There is currently no vaccine to protect against HCV.

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What is hepatitis C?
Who is at risk, and how is it transmitted?
What happens when someone is infected?
What are the symptoms of hepatitis C?
How is it diagnosed and what tests are used?
How can hepatitis C be prevented?

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When should treatment be started?
Can medicines cure HCV?
What treatments are available?
Does treatment work for African Americans?
Does treatment work for Latinos?
What if I'm using illicit drugs or alcohol?
What if I'm using methadone or buprenorphine?
I have liver scarring (cirrhosis). Will treatment work for me?
I need a liver transplant. Will it cure my HCV?
My first round of HCV therapy didn't work. Will re-treatment be effective?