Baby Boomer Fact
The CDC has published a fact sheet on Hepatitis C. More than 75% of adults with Hepatitis C are baby boomers, born between 1945 and 1965. Most of them do not know they are infected.
Five Facts
- baby boomers are five times more likely to be infected
- liver disease and cancer, and Hepatitis C deaths are rising
- as baby boomers age, the chances of development are greater
- testing will facilitate lifesaving care and treatment
- early diagnosis can prevent liver disease
How Hepatitis C Can Lurk
Infection with the Hepatitis C virus can cause no symptoms and people can live with an infection
for many years. It can be successfully treated with medication.
Learn more at: CDC.gov
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Diplomate, American Board of Prosthodontics
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