In the past four four years, over 4,000 people have been cured of hepatitis C in Ireland – but up to three times that number could be infected with the virus and not know.
Hepatitis is referred to as “a silent killer”, as the viral infection has no symptoms in many cases.
On World Hepatitis Day today, people who are thought to be most at risk of infection are urged to get checked for hepatitis – that’s those who may have had a blood transfusion before 1990, those who may have had medical treatment or a tattoo in a developing country, or those who may have transferred blood during sex.
In an interview with TheJournal.ie, Professor Aidan McCormick, clinical lead for the National Hepatitis C Treatment Programme spoke about the misconceptions about hepatitis drugs, the free treatment programme, and those who are most at risk.
Source: Gráinne Ní Aodha,The Journal.ie, 29/07/19
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