Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver.

500+: the number of functions your liver performs – you can’t live without it.

1 out of 100: the estimated number of Canadians who have been infected with hepatitis C in their lifetime.¹

35%: the percentage of people with hepatitis C who were born outside Canada, where most hepatitis C infections happen in healthcare settings.²

43%: the percentage of people with hepatitis C who have injected drugs. Lending or borrowing used equipment is a major risk for hepatitis C transmission.¹

44%: the estimated number of people with chronic hepatitis C who don’t know they have it.¹

20 to 30 years: the length of time someone can live without any hepatitis C symptoms.³

1945 to 1975: the years that if you were born between, liver experts recommend you get tested for hepatitis C.

There is no vaccine to protect against hepatitis C.

Treatment can cure hepatitis C and treatment options are getting better. New treatments can be completed with weeks.

Resource

Hepatitis C in Canada – CATIE infographic poster

References

• 1. a. b. c. Trubnikow M, Yan P, Archibald C. Estimated prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in Canada, 2011. Canada Communicable Disease Report. 2014 Dec 18;40(19). Available at: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/ccdr-rmtc/14vol40/dr-rm40-19/surveillance-b-eng.php
• 2. World Health Organization. Guidelines for the screening, care and treatment of persons with hepatitis C infection, 2014. Available at: http://www.who.int/hiv/pub/hepatitis/hepatitis-c-guidelines/en/
• 3. Canadian Liver Foundation. Liver disease in Canada: A crisis in the making, 2013. Available at: http://www.liver.ca/files/PDF/Liver_Disease_Report_2013/Liver_Disease_in_Canada_-_E.pdf