Hepatitis C

Introduction: Hepatitis C

Description of Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C (medical condition): Viral liver infection spread by blood....more »

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Hepatitis C: a viral hepatitis clinically indistinguishable from hepatitis B but caused by a single-stranded RNA virus; usually transmitted by parenteral means (as injection of an illicit drug or blood transfusion or exposure to blood or blood products).
Source: WordNet 2.1

Hepatitis C: RAEB: Used for the diseases or the viruses.
Source: Diseases Database

Hepatitis C: viral disease caused by hepatitis C virus; most common form of post transfusion hepatitis, also is a common acute sporadic hepatitis; may also follow parental drug abuse.
Source: CRISP

Hepatitis C: INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by HEPATITIS C VIRUS, a single-stranded RNA virus. Its incubation period is 30-90 days. Hepatitis C is transmitted primarily by contaminated blood parenterally, and is often associated with transfusion and intravenous drug abuse. However, in a significant number of cases, the source of hepatitis C infection is unknown.
Source: MeSH 2007

Hepatitis C: Related Topics

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• Hepatitis (42 causes)
• Hepatitis symptoms
• SYN
• Viral
• Viral disease
• Type

Hepatitis C as a Disease

Hepatitis C (medical condition): See Hepatitis C (disease information).
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Hepatitis C: Related Diseases

Hepatitis C: Hepatitis C is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Liver conditions
• Hepatitis
• Viral Hepatitis
• Viral diseases
• Diseases contagious from sex
• Diseases contagious from intravenous needles
• Diseases contagious from blood
• Diseases contagious from blood transfusion
• Diseases contagious from vaginal sex
• Diseases contagious during childbirth
• Diseases contagious from kissing
• Abdominal conditions
• Digestive conditions
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• Sexually transmitted diseases

Hepatitis C: Article Excerpts

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is the most common chronic bloodborne infection in the United... (Source: excerpt from Facts About Hepatitis C: CDC-OC)

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection is the most common chronic bloodborne infection in the United States.... (Source: excerpt from Facts About Hepatitis C: CDC-OC)

More information on medical condition: Hepatitis C:

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• Basic Summary for Hepatitis C
• Types of Hepatitis C
• Risk Factors for Hepatitis C
• Symptoms of Hepatitis C
• Complications of Hepatitis C
• Diagnostic Tests for Hepatitis C
• Misdiagnosis of Hepatitis C
• Prevention of Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Hepatitis C:

• NANB hepatitis
• acute hepatitis
• hepatitis
• virus infection
• viral infection
• virus
• chronic liver disease
• hepatocellular carcinoma
• hepatoma
• HCC
• cirrhosis
• orthotopic liver transplantation
• OLT
• quasispecies
• interferon
• IFN
• sustained virologic response
• sustained virological response
• SVR

Terms associated with Hepatitis C:

Terms Similar to Hepatitis C:

• hepatitis C

Source - WordNet 2.1

• Hepatitis, Viral, Non-A, Non-B, Parenterally-Transmitted
• Parenterally-Transmitted Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Hepatitis C:

• Hepatitis C, Chronic

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Hepatitis C

• Hepatitis, Viral, Human
• Flaviviridae Infections

Source - MeSH 2007

• infectious hepatitis

Source - CRISP

• viral hepatitis

Source - WordNet 2.1

Other terms that may be related to Hepatitis C:

• emerging infectious disease

Source: CRISP

The description of Hepatitis C may also be used for the following terms:

• posttransfusion hepatitis

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Hepatitis C

The following list attempts to classify Hepatitis C into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• viral hepatitis
• hepatitis
• infectious disease
• communicable disease
• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Virus Diseases
  • Hepatitis, Viral, Human
    • Hepatitis C

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Virus Diseases
  • RNA Virus Infections
    • Flaviviridae Infections
      • Hepatitis C

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Digestive System Diseases
  • Liver Diseases
    • Hepatitis
      • Hepatitis, Viral, Human
        • Hepatitis C

External links related to: Hepatitis C

• Hepatitis C Referral Guidelines
• Interferon for acute hepatitis C (Cochrane Review)
• Medicinal herbs for hepatitis C virus infection (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Hepatitis C : Article by Donald K Strickland, MD
• Interferon for interferon nonresponding and relapsing patients with chronic hepatitis C (Cochrane Review)
• eMedicine - Hepatitis C : Article by Sandeep Mukherjee, MD
• Hepatitis C - pegylated interferons, ribavarin and alfa interferon (No. 75)
• Glucocorticosteroids for viral hepatitis C (Cochrane Review)
• Ribavirin with or without alpha interferon for chronic hepatitis C (Cochrane Review)
• Hepatitis C - alpha interferon and ribavarin (No. 14)

Source: Diseases Database

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