Understanding what hepatitis C is, how it spreads and how it is treated can replace fear with clarity.

(AP) A Tulsa-area dentist whose practice was shut down because his equipment was rusty and his employees reused needles was responsible for the nation’s first transmission of hepatitis C between ...

Hepatitis C is incredibly common in the U.S., but many people don't look sick at first—or even know they have it. It's not as frequently discussed as Hepatitis A and B, which we have vaccines for, but ...

That yellowish tint in your skin might be the first sign something’s seriously wrong with your liver. By then, hepatitis has likely been damaging this vital organ for weeks or even years. While ...

Given that HCV is a bloodborne virus, any circumstance that promotes continued drug injection—including failure to prevent or diagnose and adequately treat substance use disorders—can result in ...

Hepatitis is an inflammatory disease which affects the liver and is often misunderstood by many individuals due to misconceptions. With an estimated 345 million individuals worldwide living with ...

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Regions with the most vertically transmitted HCV infections were Southern Asia, Western Africa, and Eastern Africa. HealthDay News — Each year, nearly 74,000 children are born with hepatitis C virus ...

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. It’s considered acute until it lasts six months, at which point it’s considered chronic. Complications that can develop from chronic hepatitis include a ...

Millions of Americans are estimated to live with chronic hepatitis C. Incidents of new infections have more than doubled since 2013, and for decades, stigma has played an outsized role in determining ...