Hepatitis C — United States
It is an infection that’s growing at an alarming rate in Central New York. According to ACR Health, hepatitis C cases have gone up 55 percent since 2012. Health officials say that with the rise of the opioid epidemic, injection drug use is a major risk factor.
“Specifically targeting the injection drug use community, we understand there is a lot of sharing of equipment and things when folks are engaging in that type of behavior,” said ACR Health Prevention Coordinator K. Daniel
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