00:00:01.401,00:00:03.604 Millions of Americans have hepatitis C... 00:00:03.604,00:00:06.073 and 3 out of 4 people who have hepatitis C 00:00:06.073,00:00:10.644 were born from 1945 to 1965. 00:00:10.644,00:00:12.246 Half of those living with the disease 00:00:12.246,00:00:14.615 don't know they are infected. 00:00:14.615,00:00:16.683 People can live with hepatitis C for decades 00:00:16.683,00:00:20.487 without feeling sick or having any symptoms. 00:00:20.487,00:00:22.256 A blood test is the only way 00:00:22.256,00:00:24.424 to know if you have it. 00:00:24.424,00:00:27.928 Left untreated, hepatitis C can cause serious health problems 00:00:27.928,00:00:30.364 and lead to liver damage, cirrhosis, 00:00:30.364,00:00:33.267 or even liver cancer. 00:00:33.267,00:00:34.902 But treatments are now available 00:00:34.902,00:00:38.138 that can cure this disease. 00:00:38.138,00:00:40.140 CDC recommends that anyone born 00:00:40.140,00:00:44.745 from 1945 to 1965 get tested. 00:00:44.745,00:00:45.979 So, if you were born 00:00:45.979,00:00:46.813 during those years, 00:00:46.813,00:00:48.081 talk to your doctor about 00:00:48.081,00:00:50.484 getting tested for hepatitis C. 00:00:50.484,00:00:52.552 It could save your life.