Hepatitis C Kill More Americans Than HIV

But, it doesn't have a rich, powerful political constituency. So, big deal!

A new study indicates that one in every 33 baby boomers has the Hepatitis C virus, and many don’t even know they have this liver destroying disease.

Federal health officials say Hepatitis C is now killing more people than the AIDS virus, and most are over 45 years of age.

Dr. Robert Bettiker, associate professor of medicine in infectious diseases at Temple University School of Medicine, says that once symptoms appear, the liver is already damaged.

My mother has this virus. What color ribbon should I be wearing?