Hepatitis C is a viral infection that affects your liver. You may not have symptoms. Hepatitis C is a viral infection caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that affects the liver. It can be acute or ...

This test detects antibodies to Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). The test detects both IgG and IgM. Note that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that diagnostic testing for HCV be ...

Even after symptoms clear, hepatitis C antibodies remain in your blood and could pose an infection risk to those receiving blood or plasma donations. Hepatitis C occurs from the hepatitis C virus (HCV ...

The CDC made this recommendation after reviewing relevant literature and noting that complete testing jumped from about only two-thirds of patients to nearly all patients. The current CDC testing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Approximately one-third of patients do not complete the two-step testing process for hepatitis C. The CDC now ...

In previous articles of this series, we’ve discussed several aspects of the hepatitis C virus including the nature of the infection and its distribution both globally and in the United States. Most ...

Norah Terrault, MD, MPH, will never forget the patient who slipped away. He was in late middle age and had lived with hepatitis C for several decades before undergoing treatment. Antiviral drugs ...

TRANSLATION: “IT IS EITHER US, OR HEPATITIS VIRUS C: (1) DON'T USE PERSONAL ITEMS THAT ARE NOT YOURS; (2) IT IS OK TO HAVE CONTACT WITH HCV PATIENTS; (3) PILLS ARE SAFER THAN INJECTIONS; (4) CONSULT ...