The 80s are dead, but hep C isn't: rockers

THE 80s saw a lot of sex, medications and rock `n' roll, however Australian rockers are currently asking individuals to get tried for a waiting executioner.

ROCK legends from a nation's portion main 80s rock groups united in Sydney on Thursday to bring issues to light of executioner sickness hepatitis C and empower individuals who may have strolled on the wild side to get testing.

"For some, those days may be over yet hepatitis C lives on," Rick Grossman from the Hoodoo Gurus says.

Grossman will be joined by James Reyne from Australian Crawl, Rob Hirst and Martin Rotsey from Midnight Oil, and Peter and Chris O'Doherty (Reg Mombassa) from Mental as Anything for the occasion at Taronga Park Zoo.

Hepatitis C is a blood-borne infection influencing around 150 million individuals all inclusive.

On the off chance that left untreated it prompts liver harm, liver tumor and demise.

Individuals can be contaminated for quite a long time without creating indications.

Individuals who explored different avenues regarding infusing medications, tattoos or piercings in the 70s and 80s are especially at danger.

In Australia, a few hundred individuals kick the bucket from hepatitis C liver ailment complexities every year and it is the main source of liver transplants.

"We have the instruments to end hepatitis C. We simply need individuals to get to them," occasion coordinator Nikki Cavenagh said.

"On the off chance that you have ever fiddled with infusing medications, even once, or have tattoos and piercings from the 70s or the 80s, please go get tried.

"It's simple and it could spare your life."

HEPATITIS C FACTS

* 230,000 Australians live with constant hepatitis C

* 45,000 have extreme liver infection identified with the malady

* More than 10,000 new hepatitis C cases reported each year

* Deaths identified with hepatitis C contamination hopped 146 for every penny in the previous decade

* Hepatitis C can be cured however as of not long ago medications were long and lethal

* another class of medicines has been produced, curing the illness in more than 90 for each penny of patients yet these are not yet accessible under Australia's Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.