It's estimated that 2 to 3 million people in the U.S. are living with the hepatitis C virus, and hundreds of thousands of them are undiagnosed. That's primarily because it tends to be asymptomatic in the initial stages until liver damage sets in decades later.⁠ ⁠ Dr. Karthik Gnanapandithan, a hospitalist at Mayo Clinic, says, if untreated, hepatitis C can cause permanent damage, fibrosis and liver failure. Learn more: https://mayocl.in/3x08yQs | Mayo Clinic