Todays Surg Nurse. 1998 May-Jun;20(3):23-7.
About 4 million Americans have hepatitis C. Many do not know they are infected because they experience few if any symptoms for many years. But others develop serious, sometimes fatal liver disease. Although questions remain as to who to treat, when to treat, and how to treat, no one disagrees that awareness and education are crucial for control of hepatitis C transmission.
约400万美国人感染了丙型肝炎。许多人并不知道自己已被感染，因为他们多年来几乎没有任何症状。但另一些人则会患上严重的、有时甚至是致命的肝脏疾病。尽管在治疗对象、治疗时机和治疗方法等方面仍存在疑问，但对于丙型肝炎传播的控制而言，提高认识和开展教育的重要性是大家都认同的。
