The Trumbull Health Department is offering a new service to residents. Free Hepatitis C screening is now available at the Health Department, 335 White Plains Road, Trumbull. The test is completely confidential. Testing requires a drop of blood from a finger stick. The results are available in 20 minutes. Residents are encouraged to call the Health Department at 203-452-1030 to schedule an appointment with the Public Health Nurse. Residents should allow forty-five minutes for the entire screening.
“Residents can become seriously ill if infected with Hepatitis C,” said Rhonda Capuano, Trumbull Health Department Director of Health. “In most cases, there are no symptoms. That is why the Health Department has expanded its list of services and now offers Hepatitis C screening.”
Hepatitis C is a viral disease that infects the liver that is spread through contact with blood from an infected person. Almost 3.5 million people in the U.S. have Hepatitis C and most are unaware they are infected. Usually, there are no symptoms of the disease until many years later. Liver disease is very serious and can be life threatening. There is no vaccine to prevent the disease but there are treatments that can cure the illness. The only way to know if you are infected is to be tested.
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People most at risk are those born between 1945 and 1965 (baby boomers); people who have had tattoos, body art or piercings; recipients of blood transfusions, blood products or organ transplants; people who used needles or straws used for recreational drugs; Viet Nam veterans, health care workers, dialysis patients, babies of Hepatitis C infected mothers, and people co-infected with HIV.
For learn more about Hepatitis C or to schedule an appointment, call the Trumbull Health Department at 203-452-1030.
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The Trumbull Health Department is committed to improving the quality of life for all it serves through the promotion of health, prevention of disease, and by assuring a safe and clean environment for our residents. For more information about the Trumbull Health Department call 203-452-1030 or visit trumbull-ct.gov/THD.
