Just 34 percent of Americans diagnosed with the most common type of hepatitis — hepatitis C — are being cured of the liver infection, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The finding stems from the analysis of data on more than 1.7 million people who tested positive for hepatitis C from 2013 through 2022.
The report notes that the current cure rate falls far short of the national goal of at least 80 percent by 2030. That gap exists despite the presence, for nearly a decade, of medication that the report describes as “highly effective hepatitis C treatments.”is a liver inflammation caused by the hepatitis C virus. It can be short-lived, but for most people it becomes chronic, sometimes lifelong, and can lead to liver failure, cirrhosis and liver cancer. It also can be fatal.
Early in the disease, most people with hepatitis C have no symptoms and do not know they have the disease. Chronic cases, though, may produce such signs as fatigue, fever, nausea, abdominal pain or jaundice, although these symptoms may take decades to develop. Vaccines exist for hepatitis A and B, butThis article is part of The Post’s “Big Number” series, which takes a brief look at the statistical aspect of health issues.
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