Hepatitis C
Blood-borne liver infection often becoming chronic. Flavivirus with high chronicity rate, associated with IV drug use.
Key facts
| Cause | Virus |
|---|---|
| Spread | Blood/Body fluids |
| Incubation | 14–180 days |
| Vaccine | No |
| Treatment | Antivirals (Direct-acting) |
Did you know?
The direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) that cure hepatitis C work so well they've created a new medical phenomenon: "SVR" or sustained virologic response, where virus becomes completely undetectable. HCV became the first curable chronic viral infection in human history.
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