Hepatitis C virus

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HCV, hepatitis nonA nonB virus

Broader Terms

Flaviviridae, hepatitis virus

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • The hepatitis C virus is one of five known hepatitis viruses: A, B, C, D, E.
  • Hepatitis C virus is related to progressive liver disease in human immunodeficiency virus-positive hemophiliacs and should be treated as an opportunistic infection.
  • NS5B of the hepatitis C virus is an essential RNA-dependent RNA polymerase that copies the virus's RNA genome.
  • From the Cover BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES / MEDICAL SCIENCES Cell culture-grown hepatitis C virus is infectious in vivo and can be recultured in vitro Brett D.
  • How is hepatitis C transmitted? The hepatitis C virus is spread primarily by exposure to blood.

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