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Millions of Americans have
Hepatitis C, but most don’t know it.
People with Hepatitis C often have no symptoms. Many
people can live with an infection for decades without
feeling sick.
The only way to know if you have Hepatitis C is to get
tested. Early detection can save lives.
905 Franklin Street, Waterloo
[phone]
www.peoples-clinic.com
https://youtu.be/3GsDPP5cmL8
Who should get tested?
• Anyone who has injected drugs, even just
once or many years ago.
• Anyone with certain medical conditions,
such as chronic liver disease and HIV or
AIDS.
• Anyone who has received donated blood
or organs before 1992.
• Anyone age 18 through 65+ (especially
those born from 1945 to 1965).
• Anyone with abnormal liver tests or liver
disease.
• Health and safety workers who have been
exposed to blood on the job through a
needlestick or injury with a sharp object.
• Anyone on hemodialysis.
• Anyone born to a mother with Hepatitis C.
We offer Hepatitis C
testing.
Data pulled from IDPH website.
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