Hepatitis C is a viral disease that can lead to liver failure. It is transmitted sexually or through blood or fecal exposure.
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that everyone born during 1945 - 1965 be screened. There are high rates of Hepatitis C in people born during 1945-1965.
People
born during 1945 through 1965 are 5 times more likely than other adults
to be infected. In fact, 75% of adults with Hepatitis C were born in
these years.
People with Hepatitis C: