The CDC is proposing that baby boomers get tested at least once for Hepatitus C.
Baby boomers, those born between the years 1945 and 1965, should listen up. The CDC is proposing that you get tested at least once for Hepatitus C, and with good reason. It is estimated that 3.2 million Americans have the disease and half of them do not even know it because symptoms of this liver inflammation do not show up until the disease is advanced. The CDC states that 1 in 30 baby boomers are infected. Over 15,000 people will die in the next year due to the severe liver disease. Hepatitus C can cause liver damage over a period of years but it can be treated and 75 percent of cases can be cured if caught early.
According to the CDC Director, Thomas R. Frieden MD MPH, with over two million American baby boomers infected with Hepatitus C, if each one can be tested at least once, then it is possible to prevent tens of thousands of deaths from the disease. With the new care and treatments that are available now, the CDC states that prevention of the costly and severe consequences of liver cancer and other chronic liver disease can save over 120,000 lives of the hopefully 800,000 that can be identified with one Hepatitus C test for each baby boomer. Hepatitus C is the not only the fastest rising cause of cancer related deaths, but it is also the leading cause of liver transplant in America.
The CDC is announcing the first annual National Hepatitus Testing Day on May 19th. With this specific day set aside, the CDC is also proposing the testing of all baby boomers. It is also hoping to enhance their website Know More Hepatitus to bring awareness to the largely unrecognized health crisis in the United States. Awareness includes knowing the high risk groups for contracting hepatitis C.
Those most at risk for contracting Hepatitus C are the following:
Source : http://emaxhealth.com//1272/baby-boomers-listen-cdc-proposing-you-get-tested-hepatitus-c
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