Aa
it's about time
However, I think everyone should be tested. My 16 year old son has the antibody and he is not a baby boomer.
http://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/news/20120518/cdc-all-baby-boomers-should-get-tested-for-hep-c
http://www.webmd.com/hepatitis/news/20120518/cdc-all-baby-boomers-should-get-tested-for-hep-c
I think they want the Baby-Boomers to get tested, because of the fact that blood transfusions were not tested for Hep C, until 1992. So, back then, many people caught Hep C that way (and from the other ways, or course)
These days, most HCV cases are from I.V. drug abuse, home-made tattoos and piercings, etc.
Of course, there are off-spring of Baby-Boomers, who do or dont know they have HCV (maternal transmission is 5%), and sexual contact still accounts for 10% of cases, as well.
I agree with you, that everybody should have the antibody test, it is cheap, and easy. Then, if they are positive, the more expensive test can be used
These days, most HCV cases are from I.V. drug abuse, home-made tattoos and piercings, etc.
Of course, there are off-spring of Baby-Boomers, who do or dont know they have HCV (maternal transmission is 5%), and sexual contact still accounts for 10% of cases, as well.
I agree with you, that everybody should have the antibody test, it is cheap, and easy. Then, if they are positive, the more expensive test can be used
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