BUTTE COUNTY, CA - USA
"Be Informed, be part of the global solution"
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NOT SO FUN FACTS-JUST THE TRUTH
In the United States approximately 200,000 known cases of Hepatitis C Virus are reported annually to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Hepatitis C is the a leading cause of liver transplantation.
85% of all individuals infected with HCV will develop chronic liver disease.
The (NIH) National Institutes of Health reported that nearly 5 million Americans are infected with the Hepatitis C virus.
Hepatitis C is 4 times more common than HIV , the virus that causes AIDS.
Approximately 10,000 to 15,000 Americans die each year and the number is expected to triple by the year 2002.
There is NO vaccine for Hepatitis C Virus
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