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Most infections are due to injection drug use. Intravenous drug use accounts for about two thirds of all cases of hepatitis C. People who have injected drugs, even once, are at highest risk for hepatitis C. In fact, the risk of getting HCV through IV drug use is much higher than the risk of getting HIV--about 60% to 80% of IV drug users are infected with the hepatitis C virus. Only 30% of IV users are infected with HIV.
 
 
 
 

Learn More About Hepatitis C

You have probably come to this Web site because you want more detailed information about hepatitis C and – more importantly – how to treat it. Here, we provide you with a concise overview of hepatitis C, how it is treated, and the benefits of starting treatment early. You'll then have the opportunity to test your knowledge in an HCV treatment myths and facts quiz.

While you have probably completed some research already, take a few minutes to add to your knowledge of this life-altering disease and the treatments that can, in a significant number of cases, avoid progression of hepatitis C to cirrhosis and other serious, end-stage liver diseases.

For more detailed information, go to All About Hepatitis C.

Nurse Counselors are also available through The Be In Charge® Program, a free service of Schering Corporation, to answer your questions via telephone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Learn more about The Be In Charge® Program.

  
 

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