The viral illness kills more people in the city than HIV, but antiviral medications may be helping cut its transmission.

Biomarkers and panels were assessed in a training group of consecutive patients with chronic hepatitis C and B, alcoholic liver disease, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and were validated ...

Viral hepatitis types A, B, C, D and E can cause infection and subsequent liver inflammation. [iStockphoto] Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, a vital organ ...

Liver-related death for the entire cohort was 4.0% for ... of HCV-related cases projected that less than 15% of acute hepatitis C cases would develop cirrhosis in 20 years. Combining the mortality ...

Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus, or HCV. In some cases, the virus causes a long lasting infection. When that happens, inflammation from the infection ...

Viral hepatitis is an inflammation of your liver that's caused by a virus. The most common ones in the U.S. are hep A, B, and C. Hepatitis A can make you feel like you have the flu. The first ...

The only natural host of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is humans. Model organisms for laboratory studies, especially mice, ...

Liver cancer is the sixth leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. The most common ... Preventing the spread of hepatitis C: There is no vaccine for HCV, but there are treatments that can cure ...