Advisory warnings include:
• Hepatitis C is spread by direct contact with the blood of an infected person.
• Approximately 3 million people in the U.S. are living with the infection, according to a CDC report.
• The most prevalent method of transmission for hepatitis C is the sharing of needle sand syringes among intravenous drug users.
• Once infected, some people recover fully but most develop chronic infection.
• Many people are not aware they have hepatitis C until it has already caused liver damage.
• There is no vaccine to prevent hepatitis C.
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