Plans are all ready in the works to start testing the Cleveland Fire Department. The testing will include both active and retired firefighters. In Columbus, a plan to start testing the fire department here is being put together. The testing of fire departments, police departments, and Emergency Medical Technicians is a large step in breaking the stigma of the silent epidemic. If you have tested positive for Hepatitis C on the first test, it is suggested that you have a second test.
Blood samples are very fragile and results are some time questionable.
If you test positive on the second test, its is not the end of the world. You have a very slow moving disease. This disease does effect each person differently. Read up on Hepatitis-C check the internet. Study new and current treatments, find out what is being offered.