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Many still being diagnosed with ‘silent killer’ Hep C after contaminated blood scandal, charity warns
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PEOPLE are still being diagnosed with Hepatitis C each month following the contaminated blood scandal, a charity has said.

The Hepatitis C Trust urged anyone who had a blood transfusion before 1991 to be checked for hepatitis C, warning that delayed diagnoses can lead to irreparable liver damage and that many will have had “vague” symptoms which means GPs may not have realised that they were infected.

Samantha May, who runs its helpline, said that many people who have had the condition for decades will have gone “back and forward” to their doctor with a range of symptoms, but it is only when serious problems arise that they get diagnosed.

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