hepatitis C
noun
: an acute or chronic hepatitis that is caused by a flavivirus (species Hepatitis C virus of the genus Hepacivirus), is often asymptomatic in its early stages but may be marked by fatigue, fever, nausea, loss of appetite, abdominal tenderness, and muscle and joint pain, and is usually transmitted by infected blood (such as by injection of an illicit drug, blood transfusion, or exposure to blood or blood products)
Note: The acute or short-term stage of hepatitis C typically progresses to a long-term or chronic infection which often leads to liver damage, liver failure, or liver cancer.
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There are safe and effective treatments for acute hepatitis C, which is curable, the CDC says.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
According to Mayo Clinic, Patients can receive a liver transplant after damaging the vital organ through alcohol abuse, hepatitis C, genetics, or liver disease.
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Parkinson’s disease, meanwhile, has been linked to infection with hepatitis C and a type of bacteria called H. pylori.
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Cancer, hepatitis C and other ailments – including, most recently, Covid – were recurrent battles.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
According to Mayo Clinic, Patients can receive a liver transplant after damaging the vital organ through alcohol abuse, hepatitis C, genetics, or liver disease.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2025
Parkinson’s disease, meanwhile, has been linked to infection with hepatitis C and a type of bacteria called H. pylori.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2025
Cancer, hepatitis C and other ailments – including, most recently, Covid – were recurrent battles.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Hepatitis C.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hepatitis%20C. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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hepatitis C
noun
: an acute or chronic hepatitis that is caused by a flavivirus (species Hepatitis C virus of the genus Hepacivirus), is often asymptomatic in its early stages but may be marked by fatigue, fever, nausea, loss of appetite, abdominal tenderness, and muscle and joint pain, and is usually transmitted by infected blood (as by injection of an illicit drug, blood transfusion, or exposure to blood or blood products)
Note: The acute or short-term stage of hepatitis C typically progresses to a long-term or chronic infection which often leads to liver damage, liver failure, or liver cancer.
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