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Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). This virus can be found in the blood of those who have Hepatitis C. HCV is spread by contact with the blood of an infected person.
It appears the Hepatitis C virus emerged into the U.S. population in the 1960s, related to blood transfusions and injection drug use. The extent of the problem was only apparent after 1990, when reliable blood tests first became available for HCV. Studies of the natural history have been somewhat contradictory, indicating that over the first 20 years of chronic HCV infection 20% of chronically infected patients will develop cirrhosis, and many of those will progress to hepatocellular carcinoma. HCV, associated end-stage liver disease, is now recognized as a leading indication for liver transplantation in the United States and developed western world.
Below are links to hepatitis C information from Roche
Hepatitis
C - Q & A
Hepatitis
C - What you should know
Hepatitis
C - Testing and Treatment
Living
with Hepatitis C
Hepatitis
C - A Guide for Family & Friends
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