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Hepatitis C Statistics. SHARE. RATEâââââ. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the most common bloodborne infection in the US. An estimated 4.1 million people in the US are infected with HCV (1.6% of the population), of whom 3.2 million have chronic infection.1,2 HCV infection can be asymptomatic, so it is possible to have HCV and not know it.
Hepatitis C: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments. Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease caused by a virus. It is the most common blood-borne disease in the United States, and most people who have it do not know it. Hepatitis C is spread by blood-to-blood contact, primarily through injectable drug use. There are immunizations against hepatitis A and B, but not for C. In order to prevent becoming infected with the hepatitis C virus it is necessary to prevent exposure.