May is National Hepatitis Awareness Month | KXNet.com North Dakota News

"World Hepatitis Day. It is important to raise awareness about the global impact of viral hepatitis and preventing hepatitis-related liver disease. More than three million people in the United States have chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infection. Injection drug use and blood transfusions received prior to 1992, when blood donor screening for HCV became available, are common risk factors for HCV infection. People should get tested for hepatitis C if they are at risk for infection. Hepatitis C is the most common blood borne infection, the major cause of chronic liver disease and the leading reason for liver transplantation in the United States."