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  2. Hepatitis C - Wikipedia

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    Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that primarily affects the liver; [2] it is a type of viral hepatitis. [6] During the initial infection period, people often have mild or no symptoms. [ 1 ]

  3. Here's What Hepatitis C Actually Is—and How You Get It - AOL

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    In a nutshell, “hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver, causing inflammation and scarring of the organ,” says K. V. Narayanan Menon, MD, the medical director of liver transplantation at ...

  4. Understanding hepatitis C: A growing public health concern - AOL

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    Mar. 14—Hepatitis C is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis C virus. It is becoming a big public health concern in many counties, including Lawrence County, encouraging us to review some ...

  5. Hepatitis C virus - Wikipedia

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    The hepatitis C virus (HCV) [3] is a small (55–65 nm in size), enveloped, positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae. The hepatitis C virus is the cause of hepatitis C and some cancers such as liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma, abbreviated HCC) and lymphomas in humans. [4] [5]

  6. Hepatitis - Wikipedia

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    Hepatitis D is a defective virus that requires hepatitis B to replicate and is only found with hepatitis B co-infection. [17] In adults, hepatitis B infection is most commonly self-limiting, with less than 5% progressing to chronic state, and 20 to 30% of those chronically infected developing cirrhosis or liver cancer. [31]

  7. Viral hepatitis - Wikipedia

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    Viral hepatitis is liver inflammation due to a viral infection. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It may present in acute form as a recent infection with relatively rapid onset, or in chronic form, typically progressing from a long-lasting asymptomatic condition up to a decompensated hepatic disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

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