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Screen All Teens And Adults For Hepatitis C


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The US Preventive Services Task Force has updated its 2013 recommendation and now calls for testing of those 18 to 79 years of age for Hepatitis C virus.  This virus is the most common virus circulating in the blood of Americans and is responsible for more deaths than the top 60 other reportable infectious diseases combined.  Cases of HepC had skyrocketed nearly 4 times over the past 10 years.  Ask your doctor about arranging the test.

 

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762186

 

#hepatitisc #screening

 

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Dr. Howard Smith ReportsBy Howard G. Smith MD, AM