hepatitis C
a form of hepatitis with clinical effects similar to those of hepatitis B, caused by a blood-borne retrovirus (hepatitis C virus ) that may be of the hepatitis non-A, non-B type.
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Globally, an estimated 71 million people currently are infected with hepatitis C, which causes liver disease.
The Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to the trio that discovered hepatitis C | Sara Kiley Watson | October 5, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThree virologists have won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.
Hepatitis C discoveries win 2020 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine | Tina Hesman Saey | October 5, 2020 | Science NewsIt also set the stage for work that would lead to the development of drugs, which can now cure most people who are infected with hepatitis C, Richard Lifton, president of The Rockefeller University said during a news conference.
Hepatitis C discoveries win 2020 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine | Tina Hesman Saey | October 5, 2020 | Science NewsOne difficulty was the danger hepatitis C posed to researchers, who had to exercise great care when working with it.
Scientists Win Nobel Prize for Discovering the Hepatitis C Virus | Jordana Cepelewicz | October 5, 2020 | Quanta MagazineThe 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has gone to three scientists who fought a similar battle decades ago — one that led to the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.
Scientists Win Nobel Prize for Discovering the Hepatitis C Virus | Jordana Cepelewicz | October 5, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
He contracted hepatitis C from drug use, which was a contributory factor in his death.
Over time, he can transmit a bloodborne disease such as hepatitis C to the patients he is “sharing” narcotics with.
If left untreated, hepatitis C causes liver damage over the course of decades.
There’s a Life Saving New Drug. But You Can’t Afford It. | Kaiser Health News | February 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf treated early enough, 50 to 80 percent of people who contract hepatitis C are cured.
Anas al-Liby’s Health Care During Terror Trial Could Gouge Taxpayers | Jamie Dettmer | October 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn addition, risks for hepatitis C include sharing straws (or rolled dollar bills) to snort cocaine or receiving a tattoo.
Don’t Blame Spider Bite for Felling Slayer Guitarist Jeff Hanneman | Kent Sepkowitz | May 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for hepatitis C
a form of hepatitis caused by a virus that is transmitted in the same ways as that responsible for hepatitis B: Former name: non-A, non-B hepatitis
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