Hepatitis C in kids
Hepatitis C is a very common disease affecting 1.8 % of the US population. The route of transmission includes needle sticks (including piercings and tatoos), donated organs or lood transfusions from infected people. If you have such a risk, get checked.If you have abnormal liver function tests on your routine annual lab work, get checked. And since it can be spread from mother to child at birth, make sure you get your child checked as well (if your HCV Antibody is positive.)