Two-thirds of the 3.2 million people in the United States living with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) were born between 1945 and 1964. These middle-aged 'baby-boomers' are now reaching the age when HCV-related diseases and deaths start to show up. A study documenting how HCV has overtaken HIV as a cause of death (see chart; from K. N. Ly et al. Ann. Intern. Med. 156, 271-278; 2012) says that better awareness and treatments are needed.
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机译：在美国，患有丙型肝炎病毒（HCV）的320万人中，三分之二出生于1945年至1964年之间。这些中年“婴儿潮一代”现在正处于与HCV相关的疾病和死亡开始的年龄现身。一项记录HCV如何超过HIV作为死亡原因的研究（参见图表；摘自K. N. Ly等人，Ann。Intern。Med。156，271-278； 2012），表明需要更好的认识和治疗。
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