NY HCV MARCH, MAY 18, 2006

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JOIN US MAY 18 for the SECOND HEPATITIS C MARCH to CITY HALL PARKLET'S FIGHT HEPATITIS C!F A C T SAccording to the AASLD the number of U.S. residents infected with HCV is approximately five million.1An estimated 300,000 people in the U.S. are co-infected with both HIV and HCV. 2Hepatitis C is a disease that effects an estimated 342,000 New Yorkers. 3HCV infection is more prevalent in the African American population than in any other racial group in the United States. 4Study Finds Hispanics Appear to Have Worse HCV Disease. 5Thursday, May 18, 2006Battery ParkRegistration: 9:30 - 11:30 AMMarch Begins at NoonRegister Now For LOLA's Second NYC HCV Awareness March to reserve your free t-shirt!http://www.statuscunknown.com/lolaregformengli.htmlRegistrese ahora para La Segunda Marcha de Hepatitis C en la ciudad de Nueva York para reservar su camiseta gratis ... http://www.statuscunknown.com/lolaregistration.htmlPLEASE POST WIDELY!1 American Associaton for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) Conference, November 11, 2005.2. http://www.thebody.com/sfaf/winter03/coinfection.html#twin3. New York State Department of Health http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/hepatitis/strategic/exec.htm.4. Clinical Infectious Diseases Jan 1, 2006;42:82-91 L. Pearlman; Center for Hepatitis C, Atlanta Medical Center, Medical College of Georgia, and Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.5. Journal of Viral Hepatitis; Volume 13 Page 116  - February 2006. 6