A single-stranded RNA virus in the Flaviviridae family that causes hepatitis C. Abbreviated HCV. The HCV genome contains some 10,000 nucleotides and encodes a single polyprotein of 3,000 amino acids. HCV was discovered in 1989. Before that time, hepatitis C was referred to as non-A, non-B hepatitis.

A virus that causes hepatitis (inflammation of the liver). It is carried and passed to others through the blood and other body fluids. Different ways the virus is spread include sharing needles with a [..]

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A virus that causes hepatitis (inflammation of the liver). It is carried and passed to others through blood or sexual contact. Also, infants born to infected mothers may become infected with the virus.

the most common blood-borne infection in the U.S. and a major cause of liver damage. Spread primarily via contact with infected blood, HCV is responsible for 8,000 to 10,000 deaths in the U.S. annually. Many people have the disease for years before it is detected. HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigens) Type