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HEPATITIS C

What do over 100,000 Marylanders
have in common?


Hepatitis C

And 2 out of 3 of them (66,000) don't know that they are infected

What's new?...Hepatitis B Testing recommendations

CDC Expands Testing Recommenations for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

MMWR HBV Recommendations

 

Hepatitis C (HCV) is four times more prevalent than HIV

Are you at risk?

Click on the links below to learn more

Hepatitis C Fact Sheet

Know your Hepatitis A-B-Cs

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)

United States Department of Veterans Affairs National Hepatitis C Program

 

What is Maryland Doing?

Maryland Hepatitis C Prevention and Control Plan 2002

Maryland Hepatitis C Advisory Council Report 2006

Senate Bill 336
(click on SENATE BILL 336 at the top of the page to get the enacted version of the Bill and go to page 3 to see the mandates)

 

INJECTION DRUG USE (IDU) is a major risk behavior for contracting HCV. If you or someone you know needs HELP with an alcohol or drug problem, you can contact the Maryland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration or call 410-402-8600 between 8:30 a.m. & 5:00 p.m. for a treatment location near you.

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