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Viral infection

Contagious liver infection

Spread through blood transactions between people

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Typically 30 and 38 nanometer in diameter

Survive outside of the body for up to 3 weeks

Uses liver to reproduce itself, causing the liver to inflame

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Symptoms

Bleeding/Bruising Easily

Itchy/Swelling Skin

Fatigue

Poor Appetite

Fluid Buildup in Abdomen

Weight Loss

Yellow Color to Eyes/Skin

Antiviral treatments can have body HCV free 12 weeks after treatments

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Transmission is primarily from exposure to infected blood

Possible means of exposure: blood transfusions before 1992, high risk sexual activity, organ transplant from infected donor, birth to an infected mother, and other forms of exposure.

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Officially discovered in 1989, when it was determined that HCV was cause of 90% of non-A or B forms of hepatitis

About 170 Million people worldwide have HCV

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https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hepatitis-c/symptoms-causes/syc-20354278
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1415841/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hepatitis-c/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20354284

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treated with antiviral medications

Clear the virus from your body

GOAL: no HCV detected in your body at least 12 weeks after you complete treatment

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What is Hepatitis C and Why Should You Care?