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Hepatitis C - Screening & Treatment

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• Hepatitis C is a virus
• HCV was discovered in 1989
• More people die each year from Hepatitis C then from HIV
• Hepatitis C is transmitted blood-to-blood. In order to contract it you must come into contact with some Hepatitis C infected blood.
• You cannot spread or contract Hepatitis C from other bodily fluids or by touching someone who is Hepatitis C positive.
• Hepatitis C can live in blood for up to 63 days outside of the body
• A 10:1 bleach solution can kill the Hepatitis C virus
• 4 million people are living with Hepatitis C and do not know it


Hepatitis C Screening

We offer affordable Hepatitis C screenings for anyone without a provider appointment
People at Higher Risk of Having Hepatitis C include:
• Baby Boomers (Born 1945-1965)
• Drug Users – Former & Current
• Received a blood transfusion or an organ transplant before 1992
• Received clotting factor before 1987
• Having had multiple un-protected sexual partners
• A history of Sexual Transmitted Diseases
• HIV positive individuals
• Hepatitis B positive individuals
• Health care workers
• Dialysis patients
• Individuals who have gotten a tattoo before 1992
• Been to the Dentist before 1992
• Veterans
• Transgender Individuals
• Having lived with and shared personal hygiene products with someone who was Hepatitis C positive​

Hepatitis C Treatment

​Hepatitis C is almost 100% curable
New medications have few side effects                    
Treatment involves taking one or three pills a day for two or three months.
Dr. Marianna Daly and Melinda Morrow, FNP are currently treating Hepatitis C 
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We are here for you from screening to cure.
Call to make an appointment or to speak with our Bridge Counselor Rachel

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