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A viral hepatitis caused by the Hepatitis C-virus, a Flaviviridae-virus. The transmission route is parenteral. A fulminant course is rare but the disease is very often chronic, causing liver cirrhosis and an elevated risk of liver cancer. The disease can easily be avoided by avoiding blood contact with infected people (for example dirty needles). No vaccine is available against Hepatitis C.
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| hepatitis C |
a contagious viral disease that causes inflammation of the liver. A chronic carrier state occurs in some individuals and may result in life-threatening liver damage, cirrhosis, and/or liver cancer. HCV is spread mainly via contaminated blood products or shared needles. There is no standard treatment or vaccine.
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| hepatitis C |
A virus usually spread by blood transfusion or intravenous drug use. Other risk factors for the transmission of hepatitis C include tattoos and sexual contact. In the past, hepatitis C was described Non-A Non-B hepatitis or transfusion associated hepatitis. At present, there are 4 million cases in the United States. It represent an epidemic and is the leading cause of liver transplantation in the United States.
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| hepatitis C |
is caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Hepatitis C virus is carried in the blood of people infected with the virus. It is primarily spread through contact with infected blood. It can occasionally be spread other ways. HCV can be spread by:
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| hepatitis C |
virus spread by blood transfusion and possibly by sexual intercourse or sharing needles with infected people. Hepatitis C may lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Hepatitis C used to be called non-A, non-B hepatitis.
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