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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That was partially offset by lower sales of products for HCV, or chronic hepatitis C virus, and cell therapy, the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

A drug currently being tested to treat hepatitis C may also work against hepatitis E by stopping the virus from reproducing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

Back in the 2010s, for instance, executives at Gilead Sciences pondered how much to charge for Sovaldi, its miracle cure for hepatitis C.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

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

One day in 2019, while listening to the radio, he heard someone who had hepatitis C, detailing their symptoms and talking about being a victim of the Infected Blood Scandal.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

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