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Hepatitis C (hep C or HCV) is a serious and curable liver disease caused by a virus. Hep C often has no symptoms or very mild symptoms. Many people who have hep C do not know they are infected. Without treatment, hep C can cause serious, long-term health problems, including liver failure.

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Communicable diseases are diseases that spread between people or animals. ​Click on the buttons below to learn about specific diseases. For more disease information, visit the CDC's health topics index.​

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Communicable Disease Data Dasbhoards

Communicable disease data from Kitsap, Clallam, and Jefferson counties, compiled from CDC, WA DOH, and local sources. 

Suggested citation: Kitsap Public Health District. (2025). Region 2 Communicable Disease Surveillance Summary Dashboards. [Data Set].  https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/kitsap.public.health.district.assessment.and.epi.team/viz/Region2CommunicableDiseaseSurveillanceSummary/Welcome, accessed -ENTER ACCESS DATE-.

What to know about hep C

Hep C most commonly spreads when someone has contact with blood from a person who has hep C.


Examples of ways hep C can spread include:

  • Sharing needles, syringes, and other drug paraphernalia

  • Getting a tattoo or body piercings from someone who isn't licensed


A pregnant parent who has hep C can pass the virus to their baby.


There is no vaccine to prevent hep C.


Most people with hep C have no symptoms or only mild symptoms. Symptoms can include tiredness, abdominal pain, jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes), nausea, and vomiting.

Get tested for hep C

Getting tested is the only way to know if you have hep C. Every adult should get tested at least once.


  • Are 18 or older and have not been tested

  • Are pregnant

  • Inject drugs or have ever injected drugs, even once

  • Have HIV or a weakened immune system

  • Had a blood transfusion or organ transplant before 1992

  • Were born to a parent with hep C


If you need testing, contact your healthcare provider or a clinic. If you need help getting testing or treatment, call us at 360-728-2235.



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