- When the setting and equipment are not sterile, getting body art puts a person at risk for hepatitis C. Blood carrying the virus can be present on unsterile ...
- It takes two different tests to determine whether someone has hepatitis C or not. The first test is a screening test called the hepatitis C antibody test. It tests to see if someone has ever had…
- Hepatitis C can be passed from parent to child during pregnancy or childbirth (perinatal or vertical transmission), but the risk is low. The likelihood of the hepatitis C virus passing to a baby…
- CATIE NewsAn estimated 171,900 people in Canada injected drugs in 2016, an increase since 2011. Two-thirds of people in Canada who injected drugs received opioid agonist ...
- In Canada, two broad approaches to hepatitis C testing are used: risk-based testing and one-time testing.
- Some people have hepatitis C infection in addition to other health conditions. Health conditions that are more commonly seen with hepatitis C include HIV, hepatitis B and chronic kidney disease.
- Cirrhosis occurs when serious and extensive injury or scarring has developed in the liver.
- Harm reduction principles and activities were developed to improve the health of people who use drugs. The model recognizes the many reasons why people use drugs and that some people cannot or may…
- Hepatitis C is transmitted when the blood of a person with hepatitis C comes in contact with the blood of another person. In Canada, the activities with the highest chance of passing hepatitis C…
- Before a person starts treatment, it can be helpful to support them to set up a plan for treatment.
- Hepatitis C treatment is as effective for people who are actively using street drugs as it is for people who are not. Canadian and international hepatitis C treatment guidelines recommend hepatitis C…