About Hepatitis C: Quick Facts
Did you know ....
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Hepatitis C can be treated. It is important to find out if you
have the virus and get treatment as soon as possible.
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251,000 Canadians are infected with hepatitis C and, because
there are no symptoms, 95,000 of them don't know it.
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Most people newly infected with hepatitis C have no symptoms
and are unaware of their infection, but they are still
infectious.
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Avoid the risk of hepatitis C: don't share needles or
injection drug equipment
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Hepatitis C is NOT spread by hugging, kissing or shaking
hands. It is NOT spread by means of food or water.
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More than 5,000 Canadians - many of whom are young people -
are infected with the hepatitis C virus each year.
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There is no vaccine for hepatitis C.
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