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“Here's what I learned about hep C”
Watch how hep C
affects the liver
Hep C is a disease caused by a virus that infects the liver. Over time, hep C can damage the liver. There's no vaccine for hep C, but MAVYRET is a CURE* for hep C.
*Cure means no hep C virus found in the blood 3 months after treatment ends.
Hep C is a disease caused by a virus that infects the liver. Over time, hep C can damage the liver. There's no vaccine for hep C, but MAVYRET is a CURE* for hep C.
*Cure means no hep C virus found in the blood 3 months after treatment ends.
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Have hep C? You can get a prescription for MAVYRET at a clinic or at a doctor's office.
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Many different people – living many different lives – have been CURED* with MAVYRET.
HOW HEP C CAN AND CAN’T BE SPREAD
Hep C is usually spread through blood-to-blood contact.
How hep C can be spread
Hep C is commonly spread by:
- Sharing needles or the things used to prepare drugs
- Being born to a mother who has hep C
And less commonly spread by:
- Contact with someone's blood on razors or toothbrushes
- Sex with an infected person
- Getting a tattoo or body piercing with non-sterile instruments
How hep C is NOT spread
Hep C CANNOT be spread by:
- Sharing eating utensils or through food or water
- Hugging, kissing, holding hands, coughing, or sneezing
Who should get tested for hep C
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends:
Test all adults aged 18+ at least once
Test with every pregnancy
Test regularly if you currently inject drugs
Test if you have ever injected drugs
You should also be tested if…
- You share needles, syringes, or other items to prepare your drugs (test regularly)
- You received certain blood products before 1987 or received a blood transfusion or solid organ transplant before 1992
- You have ever had or are currently on dialysis
- You have HIV
You should also be tested if…
- Your mother had hep C when you were born
- You are a healthcare worker or public safety worker and were exposed to hep C–positive blood by needlestick, sharps, or mucosal exposure
- You have abnormal liver tests or liver disease
- You think you've been exposed to hep C
Visit the CDC website to find a testing location near you now.
“I didn't have symptoms, but I knew it was time to CONQUER my hep C.”
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