investigation http://nhpr.org en Questions Remain Following Hepatitis C Outbreak http://nhpr.org/post/questions-remain-following-hepatitis-c-outbreak <p>After a lifetime of health challenges, the last thing Katrina wanted to hear was that she&rsquo;d contracted Hepatitis C.&nbsp;</p><p>&ldquo;I was devastated,&rdquo; says the 41-year old, whose last name is being withheld at her request.</p><p>She also suffers from diabetes and kidney failure, and believes she got Hep C about five years ago, possibly from sharing razors with a female roommate.</p><p>Because Hep C can live in the body for decades without producing symptoms, it&rsquo;s sometimes called the silent killer.</p> Tue, 19 Jun 2012 21:36:23 +0000 Todd Bookman 7193 at http://nhpr.org Questions Remain Following Hepatitis C Outbreak