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Hepatitis Testing Day Saturday May 19 2012
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http://viralhepatitisaction.org/testing-day
Should You Get Tested?
What is Hepatitis?
"Hepatitis" means inflammation of the liver, and is most often caused by a virus. An estimated 5.3 million Americans are living with chronic hepatitis; and because the virus may not cause symptoms for 20 or 30 years, most do not know they are infected. Chronic viral hepatitis is the leading cause of liver cancer and the most common reason for liver transplantation.
Know the Risks
Take the next 15 minutes to use CDC's online interactive risk assessment tool to see if you are at risk. Your answers are confidential and will only be used to generate health recommendations that you should discuss with your doctor.
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Who should be tested for Hepatitis?
Hepatitis testing is recommended for certain groups of people. For example:
- 1 in 10 Asian-Americans is chronically infected with Hepatitis B
- 75 percent of people with Hepatitis C were born from 1945 to 1965
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