| hepatitis C virus |
An RNA virus related to the pestiviruses and flaviviruses. It is capable of causing both acute and chronic liver disease. As with hepatitis B, the liver damage resulting from this infection may be the result of immune reactivity against virus-infected liver cells.
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| hepatitis C |
Hepatitis C is a life-threatening, blood borne disease of the liver, which is transmitted by exposure to blood. A particularly dangerous form of viral hepatitis, it is caused by an RNA virus. Hepatitis C can lead to serious, permanent liver damage, and in many cases, death. More than 80 percent of those who are infected will progress to chronic liver disease. ...
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| hepatitis C |
In the United States, the most common Blood-borne infection and a major cause of liver damage. HCV is spread primarily through contact with infected Blood. It is responsible for 8,000 to 10,000 deaths in the United States annually. Many people have the disease for years before it is detected.
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| hepatitis C |
A liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus. The virus is transmitted through contaminated blood from other people who have the disease. The infection can be characterized by a prolonged symptom-free period of chronic infection. Progresses to chronic hepatitis in the majority of infections, and may ultimately lead to cirrhosis, liver failure and liver cancer. In technical terms, the virus is a positive stranded RNA virus of the Flavivirdae family. ...
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| hepatitis C |
A virus that causes inflammation of the liver and can lead to life-threatening liver damage. Hepatitis C virus, can lead to cirrhosis, a serious liver condition caused by scarring. Cirrhosis is a major cause of anemia because it results in internal bleeding. Two drugs used to treat liver disease, ribavirin and interferon, can lead to hemolytic anemia (premature destruction of red blood cells).
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