hepatitis C
Bloodborne liver infection
Hepatitis C is a viral infection that attacks the liver, transmitted primarily through blood-to-blood contact—shared needles, transfusions before screening became standard, or occasionally sexual transmission.
Unlike hepatitis A and B, hepatitis C often becomes chronic and can lead to cirrhosis or liver cancer if untreated.
Modern antiviral treatments now cure most cases: She was successfully treated for hepatitis C.
- bloodborneCarried via circulation
- needle stickAccidental puncture from syringe
- drug useConsuming intoxicating substances
- tattoo parlorBusiness applying permanent skin designs
- blood transfusionInfusing donated cells intravenously
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- infectious diseasescholera, anthrax, malaria, measles, flu
- liverliver, bile, cirrhosis, hepatocyte, jaundice
- Liver Diseasescirrhosis, fatty liver, liver failure, liver cancer, liver cirrhosis
- Chronic InfectionsHIV, AIDS, tuberculosis, TB, herpes
- liver diseasecirrhosis, fatty liver, liver failure, liver damage, liver cancer
- STIschlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, herpes, syphilis
hepatitis Cliver health
Condition of filtering organ
wellness · uninfected · disease-free · cure · health
- hepatitis BViral disease attacking liver
- viral hepatitisLiver inflammation from infection
- hepatitis vaccineImmunization against liver inflammation
- chronic hepatitisProlonged liver inflammation
- hepatitis testDiagnostic for liver inflammation
- hepatitis virusLiver-infecting pathogen