This information sheet discusses what Hepatitis C is and why baby boomers should get tested for Hepatitis C. It states that an estimated three million adults in the US have Hepatitis C and that baby boomers are five times more likely to have Hepatitis C due to contaminated blood and blood products before widepread screening of blood in 1992 and other precautions were adopted or from injecting drugs.
Audiences:
Dental Hygienists
Dentists
Nurses
Physicians
Focus Area:
Viral Hepatitis
Topics/Subjects:
Testing and Counseling
Subjects:
Diagnostic Tests
Older Adults
Publication Date:
2013
Series:
CDC Vital Signs
Format:
Information Sheet
4 p.: col., ill, graph.
Last Updated Date:
Publication ID:
35674