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Hepatitis C is
a disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus. You may
be at risk for hepatitis C and should contact your medical care
provider for a blood test if you:
- were notified
that you received blood from a donor who later tested positive
for hepatitis C.
- have ever injected
illegal drugs, even if you experimented a few times many years
ago
- received a
blood transfusion or solid organ transplant before July, 1992
- received a
blood product for clotting problems produced before 1987
- have ever been
on long-term kidney dialysis
- have evidence
of liver disease (e.g., persistently abnormal ALT levels
More Information
If
You Have Hepatitis C
Hepatitis
C Prevention
If you were notified
that you received blood possibly infectious for hepatitis C virus
or if you received blood before July 1992, read Get
Tested for Hepatitis C
Recommendations
for Prevention and Control of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection
and HCV-Related Chronic Disease
MMWR 9/16/1998
vol 47 no. RR-19
 
Acrobat
Reader version (490 KB)
NIH
Consensus Development Statement for the Management of Hepatitis
C-This link will take you to the National Institutes of Health
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