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Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). It is spread primarily through contact with the blood of someone who has the virus. You may be at risk if you: § Received a blood transfusion or organ transplant before 1992 § Have been on long term kidney dialysis § Have had a occupational exposure to blood § Inject illegal drugs (or ever have, even once many years ago) § Share straws for snorting drugs § Got a tattoo or body piercing with unsterilized equipment
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Organizations Currently Providing Hepatitis C Testing If you have any of these risk factors, you may be eligible to receive a free hepatitis C test. The following organizations are currently providing free tests to those at risk. Call the organization in your area to schedule an appointment. Hepatitis
Education Project Caring
Ambassadors Hepatitis C Program Blue Mountain
Heart to Heart Skagit County
Public Health Department Kittitas County
Public Health
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Organizations that will begin to offer HCV testing in June The following organizations will begin offering free testing in June 2008. If you have risk factors, contact the organization in your area to schedule an appointment after June 2nd. Tacoma Pierce
County Health Department Island County
Health Department Clallam County
Department of Health and Human Services Whatcom County
Health Department Wahkiakum
County Health and Human Services San Juan Health
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