Saturday, October 3, 2009

Study Finds High Rate of Hepatitis Among Truckers - Infectious Disease - FOXNews.com

"A study by the New Mexico Department of Health shows there are high rates of hepatitis C infection among truck drivers, and many of them aren't aware they have the disease.

The medical director for the department's Infectious Diseases Bureau, Steve Jenison, says studies in other countries have linked the spread of sexually transmitted disease to long distance truck drivers, but little is known about the industry in the United States."

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