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Hepatitis C

Internet URL

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/hepatitis/hepatitisC/Pages/prevention.aspx  

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National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health

Description

Hepatitis C is an infectious disease of the liver that affects 4 million people in the United States. Of those infected, 55 to 85 percent will develop chronic infection, and 75 percent of those with chronic infection will develop chronic liver disease. Find out how you can prevent Hepatitis C infection.

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