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Are YOU at
Risk
for Hepatitis C?
Answer these
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- In your
military service, have you ever been in a situation in which you have
had exposure to someone else's blood through contact with a bleeding
wound., through needlestick injury or in any other way?
- Did you
serve in Vietnam?
- Did you
have a blood transfusion or organ transplant before 1992?
- Have you
ever, EVEN ONCE, injected drugs?
- Have you
ever, EVEN ONCE, snorted or inhaled cocaine using a straw or bill?
- Have you
ever had unprotected sex with multiple partners?* Do you have a history
of sexually transmitted disease?
- Have you
ever had a tattoo or part of you body pierced?
- Have you
ever had acupuncture?
- Have you
ever had hemodialysis?
- Were you
born to an HCV-infected mother?
- Have you
received, before 1992, blood products for clotting problems?
- Have you
ever had an abnormal liver function test?
*Studies
show the risk of getting hepatitis C through unprotected sex is low, if
you don't have multiple sex partners or you don't have a sexually transmitted
disease. You can't get or give hepatitis C through everyday contact like
hugging or kissing.
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If you answered
YES to any of the questions you need to get a simple blood test
for hepatitis C.
Visit your nearest VA medical center or doctor immediately.
For more information on hepatitis C contact:
Department of Veterans Affairs at va.gov/hepatitisc
Centers for Disease Control at cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis
American Liver Foundation liverfoundation.org |
