The number of young adults
contracting deadly hepatitis C infections in the region is growing so
rapidly that some state and local health officials fear the silent epidemic may be poised to ravage an entire generation.
Most new cases of the viral infection that damages the liver and can be fatal if left untreated occur predominantly among young, white males and females with a history of injection drug use, coinciding with the dramatic surge in heroin and opioid drug overdoses that now kill more people in Ohio than car accidents, according to surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Most new cases of the viral infection that damages the liver and can be fatal if left untreated occur predominantly among young, white males and females with a history of injection drug use, coinciding with the dramatic surge in heroin and opioid drug overdoses that now kill more people in Ohio than car accidents, according to surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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