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What Is Hepatitis C (HCV)?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHepatitis C is an infection caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that is mainly transmitted through shared needles. Hepatitis C causes few (if any)...
How Long Is the Incubation Period for Hepatitis C?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHepatitis C virus (HCV) causes an infection of the liver. It's transmitted through contact with infected blood. Many people with HCV infections, whether...
What Is Hepatitis?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHepatitis is inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis can be acute (sudden and severe) or chronic (persistent or recurrent). Symptoms of hepatitis may...
What Causes Hepatitis C?
Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMedically reviewed by Mary Josephine Hessert, DO Hepatitis C is not hereditary, meaning it is not passed from parent to child. Instead, the hepatitis C...
Here's What Hepatitis C Actually Is—and How You Get It
Parade via Yahoo News· 6 months agowhat-is-hepatitis-c-1-jpg Doctor talking to patient. iStock If you’ve heard of hepatitis C...
Is Hepatitis Contagious?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 3 months agoHow Do You Get Hepatitis A, B, and C? Medically reviewed by Renee Nilan, MD Hepatitis is swelling or inflammation of the liver, often caused by a viral...
Hepatitis B vs. Hepatitis C: What Are the Differences?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA viral hepatitis infection is an inflammation of the liver, resulting in liver damage. There are...
Which Types of Hepatitis Have Higher Complications?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 3 months agoUnderstanding What’s Worse in Terms of Curability Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Hepatitis is a disease that causes inflammation of the liver....
Signs and Symptoms of Acute and Chronic Hepatitis
Health via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHepatitis (sometimes also called viral hepatitis) is a general term that describes the inflammation of the liver, which is an organ that helps get rid of...
Health care providers take a van to rural Vermont to curb hepatitis C
The Burlington Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThree Massachusetts health organizations have embarked on a clinical trial to try to reduce the...