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Hepatitis C is an inflammatory liver condition caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). About 3% of people in the world have this virus. Roughly 2.4 million people live with hepatitis C in the United States. Hepatitis C is usually transmitted through contact with infected blood and blood products. This …

Hepatitis C is an infection that can attack your liver, causing inflammation and damage—and in some untreated cases, it can even be deadly. Hepatitis C has two phases: an acute phase that happens within the first six months after you’re exposed to the virus, and a chronic phase that can …

Hepatitis C is an infection that can attack your liver, causing inflammation and damage—and in some untreated cases, it can even be deadly. Hepatitis C has two phases: an acute phase that happens within the first six months after you’re exposed to the virus, and a chronic phase that can …

Most people get vaccinated against so many diseases as a child that it can be easy to assume you’ve received vaccines for practically everything. Unfortunately, that’s not the case, and some infections still pose a threat. Take hepatitis C, for instance, an infection that can attack your liver and inflammation …

Most people get vaccinated against so many diseases as a child that it can be easy to assume you’ve received vaccines for practically everything. Unfortunately, that’s not the case, and some infections still pose a threat. Take hepatitis C, for instance, an infection that can attack your liver and inflammation …

You can count on having blood work to screen for HIV, hepatitis B, and syphilis as part of your prenatal care. But you probably won’t be checked for hepatitis C unless you have a known risk factor. Now some doctors say it’s time to close the gap. They want all …

You can count on having blood work to screen for HIV, hepatitis B, and syphilis as part of your prenatal care. But you probably won’t be checked for hepatitis C unless you have a known risk factor. Now some doctors say it’s time to close the gap. They want all …

Hepatitis C may be the most famous (or infamous) hepatitis virus, but it’s just one of several that can make you sick. Hepatitis really means an inflamed liver. All of the hepatitis viruses can do this, although the viruses themselves are unrelated. “The only thing the viruses really have in …

Hepatitis C may be the most famous (or infamous) hepatitis virus, but it’s just one of several that can make you sick. Hepatitis really means an inflamed liver. All of the hepatitis viruses can do this, although the viruses themselves are unrelated. “The only thing the viruses really have in …

Some viruses can spread quickly, through a handshake, sneeze, or doorknob. But hepatitis C—a virus that causes inflammation of the liver—is different. “Hepatitis C is a blood-borne pathogen,” says Sharon Nachman, MD, division chief of pediatric infectious diseases at Stony Brook Medicine. “That means any way that we transmit blood, …