Hepatitis C: A Deadly Disease

Did you know that hepatitis C is 10 times more infectious than HIV/AIDS? This serious, silent, and often deadly disease affects 1 in 12 people worldwide, and almost 600,000 Canadians. Street youth and marginalized persons such as injection drug users and prison inmates are at greater risk of contracting hepatitis C. Although hepatitis can result in liver failure, cirrhosis and cancer, it can be cured if treated early. You could have it and not know it -- know your status, get tested for hepatitis C. Visit our website at www.whdcanada.org for hepatitis-related awareness events, or visit www.catie.ca for information on hepatitis and treatment. Thanks for watching, and don't forget to subscribe!