CDC: Less than a third of Hepatitis C patients seek treatment for curable virus

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new study published Tuesday in the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report suggests that less than a third of adults with hepatitis C receive treatment for the curable disease.Hepatitis C is liver inflammation caused by a viral infection that spreads via blood. Usually, modern sanitation and sterilization practices prevent the spread, but lax procedures allow it to perpetuate. There is no vaccine for hepatitis C, unlike for h