hepatitis C

noun

, Pathology.

1. a form of hepatitis with clinical effects similar to those of hepatitis B, caused by a blood-borne retrovirus hepatitis C virus that may be of the hepatitis non-A, non-B type.

hepatitis C

noun

1. a form of hepatitis caused by a virus that is transmitted in the same ways as that responsible for hepatitis B Former namenon-Anon-B hepatitis

Example Sentences

Globally, an estimated 71 million people currently are infected with hepatitis C, which causes liver disease.

From Popular-Science

Three virologists have won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.

From Science News

It also set the stage for work that would lead to the development of drugs, which can now cure most people who are infected with hepatitis C, Richard Lifton, president of The Rockefeller University said during a news conference.

From Science News

One difficulty was the danger hepatitis C posed to researchers, who had to exercise great care when working with it.

From Quanta Magazine

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has gone to three scientists who fought a similar battle decades ago — one that led to the discovery of the hepatitis C virus.

From Quanta Magazine

He contracted Hepatitis C from drug use, which was a contributory factor in his death.

From The Daily Beast

Over time, he can transmit a bloodborne disease such as hepatitis C to the patients he is “sharing” narcotics with.

From The Daily Beast

If left untreated, hepatitis C causes liver damage over the course of decades.

From The Daily Beast

If treated early enough, 50 to 80 percent of people who contract Hepatitis C are cured.

From The Daily Beast

In addition, risks for hepatitis C include sharing straws (or rolled dollar bills) to snort cocaine or receiving a tattoo.

From The Daily Beast