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Why does cdc want boomers tested for hcv?
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Silent epidemic: This virus until recently, was difficult to test for, and had no really good therapies to "cure" patient infected with hepatitis c. The cdc recognizes that many people in this demographic group have never been tested for hcv and therefore, can infect other people and will likely require more healthcare resources when complications arise such a liver cirrhosis, when
Answered 9/28/2016
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