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Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver swelling, called inflammation. Hepatitis C can lead to serious liver damage. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) ...
If a screening test shows hepatitis C, other blood tests can: Measure the quantity of the hepatitis C virus in the blood, called the viral load. Show the ...
If the virus stays in your body for more than six months, it's called a chronic infection. Symptoms. Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) often cause the ...
The hepatitis C antibody test is a simple blood test that checks for a liver infection called hepatitis C. Hepatitis C is the most common type of hepatitis in ...
A hepatitis C infection in chimpanzees is similar to an infection in humans. But ethical and cost concerns limit medical research with these animals. Although ...
Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation. "If untreated, it causes permanent damage, fibrosis, and liver failure. The liver loses its ...
Mayo Clinic's hepatitis C care teams include doctors trained in liver disease (hepatologists), specialists in infectious disease, diagnostic radiologists and ...
For monogamous couples, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) doesn't recommend routine condom use to prevent hepatitis C transmission. But ...
Mayo Clinic doctors study which immunosuppressive medications may be most appropriate for people with hepatitis C who have had liver transplants, and which ...
The hepatitis C virus slowly damages the liver over many years, often progressing from inflammation to permanent, irreversible scarring (cirrhosis). Often, ...
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