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You should get tested if you:

• Have been told you have Hepatitis or an abnormal liver enzyme test
• Ever injected or snorted illegal/street/recreational drugs (even once)
• Ever shared equipment/works (needles, syringes, straws, water, etc.)
• Received a blood transfusion or an organ transplant prior to 1992
• Had clotting factor concentrates before 1987
• Ever received kidney dialysis
• Your mother was infected with Hepatitis B or C virus when you were born
• Ever had direct contact with the blood of another person
• Had more than one sex partner during a six month period
• Are a man who has sex with men
• Ever had a tattoo or body piercing
• Ever been in jail or prison
• Ever lived with a person infected with Hepatitis A/B/C
• Were born in Asia or Africa

Hepatitis C Education Campaign for people born from 1945-1965 – While anyone can get Hepatitis C, people born between 1945 and 1965 are five times more likely to have Hepatitis C than other adults. That’s why CDC recommends everyone born from 1945-1965 get tested for Hepatitis C. Read full article.