Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV is a bloodborne virus. Transmission can happen through sharing needles, syringes, or other drug-injection equipment; from gestational transfer, parent to baby, during pregnancy or at birth; or rarely through sexual contact.
HCV in the USA
• Physician’s name and phone number | • Date of diagnosis | |
• Name, institution, and phone number of person reporting | • Symptoms • Date of onset of symptoms |
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• Disease or condition | • Lab results: ALT, HBsAg, anti-HCV, specimen site, collection date. | |
• Patient’s complete name, address, phone, county, date of birth, race, sex, last five digits of social security number | • Patient status: Pregnancy status, In childcare, food-handler, health care worker, childcare worker, nursing home, prisoner/detainee, travel in last 4 weeks. | |
Acute Hepatitis C in 2021
The number of reported cases of acute hepatitis C has doubled since 2014 (129% increase), and during 2021 increased 5% from 2020. During 2021, rates of acute hepatitis C were highest among males, persons aged 20–39 years, non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) persons, and those living in the Eastern and Southeastern states. Among cases with risk information reported, the most common was injection drug use.
Prevalence