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Wirusowe zapalenie wątroby typu C (WZW C) – choroba zakaźna spowodowana przez wirusa zapalenia wątroby typu C (HCV) zajmująca głównie wątrobę [1]. WZW C często przebiega bezobjawowo, ale jego przewlekła postać może prowadzić do marskości wątroby.
HCV wywołuje wirusowe zapalenie wątroby typu C, którego konsekwencją jest pozapalna marskość wątroby i rak wątrobowokomórkowy (pierwotny rak wątroby). HCV jest zdolny do wywołania nosicielstwa. Wykazuje dużą wrażliwość na środki i metody dezynfekcyjne, większą niż HBV, mniejszą niż HIV.
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that primarily affects the liver; [2] it is a type of viral hepatitis. [6] During the initial infection period, people often have mild or no symptoms. [1] Early symptoms can include fever, dark urine, abdominal pain, and yellow tinged skin. [1]
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) [3] is a small (55–65 nm in size), enveloped, positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus of the family Flaviviridae. The hepatitis C virus is the cause of hepatitis C and some cancers such as liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma, abbreviated HCC) and lymphomas in humans. [4] [5]
Hepatitis C is an infection that mostly affects the liver.The hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes this disease. [1] Often, a person with Hepatitis C does not have any health problems or signs that they have the disease. However, chronic infection can scar the liver. Many years of infection may cause cirrhosis.Sometimes, people with cirrhosis also have liver failure or liver cancer.
9 kwi 2024 · Hepatitis C is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus. The virus can cause both acute and chronic hepatitis, ranging in severity from a mild illness to a serious, lifelong illness including liver cirrhosis and cancer.
23 sie 2023 · Causes. Hepatitis C infection is caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The infection spreads when blood that has the virus enters the bloodstream of a person who isn't affected. Around the world, hepatitis C infection exists in several forms, called genotypes. There are seven genotypes and 67 subtypes.
