2,500

19,200

30,500

A

B

C

Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. Heavy alcohol use, toxins, some medications, and certain medical conditions can cause hepatitis. However,

hepatitis is most often caused by a virus. In the United States, the most common types of viral hepatitis are hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.*

Contact your local county health department for more details and testing: www.nghd.org

of

HEPATITIS

VIRAL HEPATITIS

Through food or drink that is contaminated by fecal matter or through close contact with infected people

HOW DOES IT SPREAD? IS IT VACCINE PREVENTABLE?

Through contact with infected blood or body fluids

Through direct blood to blood contact with an infected person

Yes, a vaccine is available

No, a vaccine is not available – prevention and treatment are essential

Yes, a vaccine is available

Estimated Number of New Infections in

2014*

Symptoms of chronic viral hepatitis can take decades to develop and can include fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dark urine,

grey-colored stools, joint pain and jaundice.*

Progression of Hepatitis C*

For every 100 people infected with Hepatitis C Virus …

75-85 will develop Chronic Infection

60-70 will develop Chronic Liver Disease

5-20 will develop Cirrhosis

1-5 will die of Cirrhosis or Liver Cancer

More than 75% of adults with

Hepatitis C are Baby Boomers

(born between 1945-1965)*

Hepatitis C virus is

10 times more

infectious than HIV*

About 75% of the

infected population

are unaware they are

infected with

Hepatitis C*

*www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/ **www.cdcfoundation.org

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