There is a confusion amongst us that people think that they have had an vaccination for hepatitis c, but I am here to tell everyone the truth among all the hesteria. Hepatitis c is a liver disease, which a more broad definition is the inflammation of the liver. It is caused by the hepatitis c virus, and viruses are germs that can be spread through other infected people. Who can get hepatitis c? anyone can get it, but there are some people who have a higher risk to catch it. These people would include those who were born with a mother with hepatitis c, those who have had more than one sex partner in the last six months, a history of std’s, and those that use illegal injection drugs. People ask how could I get hepatitis c? this would happen through contact with infected person’s blood, sex with infected person, being tattooed or pierced with an unsterile needle, getting an accidental needle stick, using someone else’s razor or toothbrush who has the disease, and sharing drug needles.  Do not think that you could get the virus through shaking hands, hugging, or sitting next to anyone infected with hepatitis c. what are the symptoms? Some people do not show any symptoms until the virus causes liver damage, which shockingly can take up to and even longer than ten years. There are some people who could have mild symptoms like jaundice of the skin, swollen stomach, easy to bruise, loss of appetitie, light-colored stools, or even dark urine. Hepatitis c becomes chronic when a person can not get rid of the virus. There is currently NO VACCINE agianst the hepatitis c virus. It is estimated that between 270 and 300 million people worldwide are currently infected with hepatitis c.                                                                                                                  

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