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HCV

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) damages your liver. Your liver helps your body use the food you eat, filters your blood, helps blood clot and fights infections. Getting tested for HCV is important, since treatments can cure most people with HCV in 8 to 12 weeks.


Recommended Reading

  • Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Viral Hepatitis
  • American Liver Foundation: Hepatitis C Information Center
  • National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR): Patient Resources
  • MedlinePlus – NIH US National Library of Medicine: Hepatitis C
  • NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Hepatitis C

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This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U90HA31461 and title Curing Hepatitis C In People of Color Living with HIV for grant amount $6,438,558. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.

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