hepatitis C

American

noun

Pathology.

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 British

noun

Former name: non-A. non-B hepatitis. a form of hepatitis caused by a virus that is transmitted in the same ways as that responsible for hepatitis B

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A new rapid test from Northwestern University can diagnose hepatitis C in just 15 minutes -- far faster than current options.

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2025

Faced with the choice between receiving a lifesaving transfusion from a volunteer donor who tested negative for HIV and hepatitis C two months ago or else bleeding to death, I’ll take the blood.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025

It cut the price of one drug, Zepatier, by 60%, but Zepatier was such an also-ran among hepatitis C treatments that its sales were effectively zero.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

Not only do these medications keep people alive by preventing fatal overdoses, but they also reduce the transmission of hepatitis C and HIV.

From Salon • May 22, 2025

Maureen Arkley, who died last year, was diagnosed with hepatitis C and cirrhosis of the liver in 2023, more than 40 years after she had an operation involving multiple blood transfusions.

From BBC • May 18, 2025

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