Doctor in Brooklyn, NY pushing the importance of hepatitis c virus infection screening for all adults

Hepatitis C, a viral infection that spreads through contaminated blood and which causes inflammation of the liver, can be dangerous when left untreated and could lead to severe liver damage. Hepatitis C is very treatable when detected. This makes screenings critical in the prevention, detection and treatment of hepatitis C. Dr. Alexander Shapsis and his team at Atlantic Gastroenterology highly encourages anybody who has not been screened for or feels they may have been exposed to Hepatitis C to come in and receive a screening. Screenings are Critical Hepatitis C screenings are a vital part of detecting the virus because … Continue reading