Viral Hepatitis Multimedia Resources
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Nearly 2.4 million Americans – 1 percent of the adult population – were living with hepatitis C from 2013 through 2016, according to new CDC estimates. Data highlight urgent need to diagnose and cure more Americans and address rising infections due to opioid crisis.
Hepatitis C in the U.S., 2013-2016
New Hepatitis C Infections and the Opioid Crisis
CDC research that analyzes data from 2004-2014 suggests the recent steep increase in cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection is associated with increases in opioid injection.
Hepatitis C and Opioid Injection Rose Dramatically among White Americans from 2004-2014
Hepatitis C and Opioid Injection Rose Dramatically among Women from 2004-2014
Hepatitis C and Opioid Injection Rose Dramatically in Younger Americans from 2004-2014
An analysis of 2003-2013 data finds that hepatitis C-related deaths are at an all-time high. More Americans die as a result of hepatitis C infection than from the vast majority of other infectious diseases reported to the CDC combined.
Increasing Trend in HCV Mortality from 2003-2013
