Hepatitis C Virus Infection, United States
		New infections per year 1985-89   242,000    2001    25,000 Deaths from acute liver failure   Rare Persons ever infected (1.8%)   3.9 million (3.1-4.8)* Persons with chronic infection   2.7 million (2.4-3.0)* HCV-related chronic liver disease   40% - 60% Deaths from chronic disease/year   8,000-10,000 *95% Confidence Interval