Discuss the change in these guidelines for hepatitis C

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Both the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that all “baby boomers” – people born from 1945 through 1965 – get a hepatitis C test.

Discuss the change in these guidelines, who is at risk, and the ramifications for individuals that contract hepatitis C. and are not identified and treated.

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Running Head: HEPATITIS C GUIDELINES

Hepatitis C guidelines
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HEPATITIS C GUIDELINES

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Change in Hepatitis C Guidelines

Approximately over two million Americans have diagnosed with Hepatitis C virus
(HCV) infection. This number could be even higher than that as many individuals who are
infected of this HCV are not aware of their status (Denniston, Jiles, Drobeniuc, Klevens, Ward,
McQuillan & Holmberg, 2014). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the
guidelines that all the individuals that were born between 1945 and 1965 should go for HCV
infection screening.
Around 73% of HCV patients were born between 1945 and 1965, scre...


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