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Source: https://wydaily.com/2017/12/05/kill...titis-c-presents-threat-to-williamsburg-hlth/
Killing Virginians quietly, chronic Hepatitis C presents threat to Williamsburg
By Steve Roberts, Jr. -
December 5, 2017
Under the skin, there?s a deadly virus killing many Virginians, and many people are unaware they?re sick.
Virginia Department of Health officials are warning both the young and old to be tested for chronic Hepatitis C, a viral infection of the liver, that kills quietly and slowly.
?People often do not realize that they have it,? said Dr. William Berg, director of the Hampton and Peninsula Health Districts about Hepatitis C. ?They may go many many years without any sort of symptoms.?...
...In 2016, the viral infection was the most commonly transmitted communicable disease in 123 of the state?s 133 localities, the report states...
...Between 2009 and 2014 the number of Hepatitis C cases was consistently near 6,000 annually. Virginia Department of Health data indicates there were 6,675 cases of Hepatitis C in 2014. The number grew to 8,193 cases in 2015.
By 2016, the number of cases had increased about 70 percent since 2014 to 11,352 cases, according to Virginia Department of Health data...
Killing Virginians quietly, chronic Hepatitis C presents threat to Williamsburg
By Steve Roberts, Jr. -
December 5, 2017
Under the skin, there?s a deadly virus killing many Virginians, and many people are unaware they?re sick.
Virginia Department of Health officials are warning both the young and old to be tested for chronic Hepatitis C, a viral infection of the liver, that kills quietly and slowly.
?People often do not realize that they have it,? said Dr. William Berg, director of the Hampton and Peninsula Health Districts about Hepatitis C. ?They may go many many years without any sort of symptoms.?...
...In 2016, the viral infection was the most commonly transmitted communicable disease in 123 of the state?s 133 localities, the report states...
...Between 2009 and 2014 the number of Hepatitis C cases was consistently near 6,000 annually. Virginia Department of Health data indicates there were 6,675 cases of Hepatitis C in 2014. The number grew to 8,193 cases in 2015.
By 2016, the number of cases had increased about 70 percent since 2014 to 11,352 cases, according to Virginia Department of Health data...