When Ruby Manuel was diagnosed with hepatitis C, she never imagined that it would lead to the life she has today.

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When it comes to hepatitis, the liver disease that disproportionately affects Black people can exhibit similar symptoms regardless of which of its variations one is inflicted with.

Dr. Gia Tyson, a board-certified gastroenterologist, addresses data-based facts about Black people and hepatitis C.

Research shows African Americans are twice as likely to be infected with Hepatitis C but less likely to be treated for the virus.

What is hepatitis C? According to the CDC, hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease that ranges in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness that attacks the liver. It is caused by infection by the hepatitis C virus (HCV), which is spread primarily through contact with the […]