Were ever on long-term kidney dialysis. Many people who are at risk for HCV are at risk for hepatitis A and hepatitis B. Check with your doctor to see if you should get hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccines. Ask your doctor for a blood test for hepatitis C Symptoms Three of every four adults who get HAV have symptoms that usually develop over a period of several days. Children who are infected often have no symptoms. Having had the disease produces lifelong immunity from future HAV Infection.
Most people have no symptoms until the disease is very advanced.
Fatigue is most common. Fulminant hepatitis with liver failure following acute HCV infection has been reported but is rare. Get treatment, if indicated. Drugs are licensed for the treatment of persons with long-term hepatitis C. Learn how you can protect your liver from further harm. Learn how you can prevent spreading HCV to others.