MENDOTA - LaSalle County Health Department is offering a free mobile Hepatitis C screening clinic in Mendota on Tuesday, July 23.
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MENDOTA - LaSalle County Health Department is offering a free mobile Hepatitis C screening clinic in Mendota on Tuesday, July 23. Screenings will be available from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. in the Mendota city parking lot, which is located at the Southwest intersection of Rt. 34 (6th Avenue) and 8th Street.
This is a free clinic with test results in 20 minutes and does not require a blood draw, just a finger stick test. Hepatitis C is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis C virus. Hepatitis C can range from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness. Hepatitis C is often described as “acute,” meaning a new infection or “chronic,” meaning lifelong infection.
Those who are most at risk for Hepatitis C infection include:
Additional Hepatitis C testing mobile clinics will be offered in LaSalle County in the coming weeks with locations and times to be announced. For more information regarding Hepatitis C you can visit our website at www.lasallecounty.org.
