Hepatitis C

Introduction

Hepatitis C is one of several viruses that affects your liver and causes inflammation. If it’s not treated, it can cause long term damage to your liver and may lead to liver cancer. Less than 10% of people with the virus will feel unwell or have any symptoms. This means they may not know if they have the virus.

Hepatitis C is one of several viruses that affects your liver and causes inflammation. If it’s not treated, it can cause long term damage to your liver and may lead to liver cancer.

Symptoms of hepatitis C

Each person will experience hepatitis C differently, having some, many, or no symptoms at all. Symptoms vary and their severity and intensity may rise and fall over time.

What causes hepatitis C?

Hepatitis C is a blood-borne virus. Transmission of hepatitis C may only occur when the blood of an infected person enters the bloodstream of another person.

How to prevent hepatitis C

Prevention of hepatitis C infection depends upon reducing the risk of exposure to the virus.

Diagnosing hepatitis C

Any blood-to-blood contact can expose you to a risk of hepatitis C. If you think you may have been exposed at any time you should get tested.

Treating & managing hepatitis C

New revolutionary treatments for hepatitis C are now available for all adolescents and adults in Australia who hold Medicare cards.

Available support for hepatitis C

Each person will experience hepatitis C differently, having some, many, or no symptoms at all. Symptoms vary and their severity and intensity may rise and fall over time.

Hepatitis C for health professionals

General practitioners as well as Nurse Practitioners are able to treat hepatitis C in consultation with specialists.

Hepatitis C FAQs

Frequently asked questions about hepatitis C

Hepatitis C Myths

Common myths and misconceptions related to hepatitis C.

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