The Louisville Cardinal · Oct 18, 2019
Research shows Hepatitis C mostly affects millennials now
By Maggie Vancampen —
A recent press release said hepatitis C is now predominately affecting millennials according to research conducted at Norton Healthcare.
Professor of Pediatrics Dr. John Myers and his team tested over 82 thousand people for the HCV infection from 2016-2018. For research purposes, millennials are defined as anyone born between 1980 to 1995. Baby boomers were described as people born between 1945 to 1965.
The Center for Disease Control says hepatitis C is a long-term liver infection. Hepatitis A and hepatitis B have vaccines, while hepatitis C does not. It is spread through blood from an infected person going into an un-infected person.