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Hepatitis C (hep C or HCV) is a serious and curable liver disease caused by a virus. Hep C often has no symptoms or very mild symptoms. Many people who have hep C do not know they are infected. Without treatment, hep C can cause serious, long-term health problems, including liver failure.

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What to know about hep C

Hep C most commonly spreads when someone has contact with blood from a person who has hep C.


Examples of ways hep C can spread include:

  • Sharing needles, syringes, and other drug paraphernalia

  • Getting a tattoo or body piercings from someone who isn't licensed


A pregnant parent who has hep C can pass the virus to their baby.


There is no vaccine to prevent hep C.


Most people with hep C have no symptoms or only mild symptoms. Symptoms can include tiredness, abdominal pain, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), nausea, and vomiting.

 

Get tested for hep C


 

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Hepatitis C

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