hepatitis C

noun

Definition of hepatitis C

: 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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Woo said about 60 percent of cases of hepatitis C in San Antonio and South Texas are spread that way. — Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com, "At long last, needle exchange program gets underway in San Antonio," 11 Sep. 2019 In June, China recorded 21,419 new cases of hepatitis C and 14 deaths related to the disease, according to new figures released by China's Center for Disease Control and Prevention. — Julie Zaugg And Yong Xiong, CNN, "China has the world's biggest hepatitis C problem, says WHO," 6 Sep. 2019 West Virginia Morgantown: HepConnect, a five-year initiative to combat the rise of hepatitis C infections, has launched at West Virginia University. — Nadia Drake, National Geographic, "An interstellar meteor may have slammed into Earth," 16 Apr. 2019 For states, a wake-up call came about five years ago, when a breakthrough drug for hepatitis C, Sovaldi, hit the market. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, "Reining in the spending on drugs: What Mass. can learn from other states," 27 Aug. 2019 The legislature’s nonpartisan fiscal office estimated screening and treating hepatitis C in Connecticut prisons could cost up to $158 million. — Russell Blair, courant.com, "Capitol Week in Review: Will Connecticut ever get a third casino?," 9 Aug. 2019 He has been treated for deep-vein thrombosis, hepatitis C and skin abscesses. — Allison Mccann, New York Times, "As Scotland’s ‘Trainspotting’ Generation Ages, the Dead Pile Up," 7 Aug. 2019 She and her colleagues noticed peculiar variation in a clinical trial of hepatitis C patients. — Quanta Magazine, "The Body’s Clock Offers a Rhythmic Target to Viruses," 30 May 2019 Crosby now has eight stents in his heart, diabetes, hepatitis C, and a transplanted liver. — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, "David Crosby Celebrates His Ornery Self in the Documentary “Remember My Name”," 16 July 2019

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hepatitis C

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Medical Definition of hepatitis C

: 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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