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May 18, 2015
LANSING, Mich. – Every year, approximately 15,000 Americans die from liver cancer or chronic liver disease associated with viral hepatitis. As part of Hepatitis Awareness Month, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is recognizing May 19 as National Hepatitis Testing Day and encouraging residents to talk to their physicians about testing.
“More than 4 million Americans are living with chronic hepatitis and may not know it,” said Dr. Eden Wells, chief medical executive for the MDHHS. “Hepatitis is not something people should take lightly, National Hepatitis Testing Day is a great reminder to talk your doctor about testing, ways to protect your family, and available treatment options, especially if you think you may be at risk.”
Viral hepatitis is caused by a virus that infects the liver. Hepatitis A virus (HAV), Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCV) are the most common. HAV is spread by eating food or drinking water with HAV in it or from close contact with a person who has the virus. HBV is spread through contact with blood or body fluids of an HBV infected person, unprotected sex, or from infected mothers to their infants at birth.
HCV is spread through contact with the blood of an HCV infected person or by sharing syringes or drug equipment with someone who has HCV. Before 1992, when widespread screening of the blood supply began in the United States, Hepatitis C was also commonly spread through blood transfusions and organ transplants.
MDHHS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are encouraging families to protect themselves from hepatitis disease by being informed. Some people with hepatitis may never show any symptoms of having the disease. Without a blood test to confirm infection, people can continue to unknowingly spread the disease to others.
CDC has an online Hepatitis Risk Assessment tool at www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/riskassessment to help determine the need for hepatitis testing or if vaccination is recommended. This tool allows a person to privately enter information and receive recommendations based on CDC’s guidelines.
Getting Hepatitis A and B vaccine can protect against getting HAV and HBV, and early detection and treatment can help slow disease progression. In 2012, CDC released the Know More Hepatitis campaign with new guidelines recommending that people born between 1945-1965 get a one-time blood test for HCV. People born during these years are five times more likely to have Hepatitis C than other adults.
For information about the Know More Hepatitis campaign, visit www.cdc.gov/KnowMoreHepatitis. For more about information about viral hepatitis, visit www.michigan.gov/hepatitis.
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