It is estimated that (due to the evolutionary traits of viruses) the Hepatitis C virus has been around for hundreds, even thousands of years. Over 200 years ago the presence of blood products and injecting needles was small compared to today and because Hepatitis is spread through blood to blood contact this is one of the reasons why the virus has recently become so infectious.
By 1973 both Hepatitis A and B had been identified, yet blood transfusion samples tested negative for both, whilst still carrying an infection. This was named non-A, non-B Hepatitis and later in the 1980’s renamed Hepatitis C as we know it in contemporary medicine.
To stop the history of Hepatitis C (and all other strains of the disease) in its tracks, please sign up to the World Hepatitis Alliance’s campaign to raise awareness at www.aminumber12.org.
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