Common Name(s):
Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis
Alternative Names & Classifications:
Hepatitis C (CLINICAL), Hepatitis C Virus Infection (CLINICAL)
Description
This blood-borne RNA virus primarily spreads through the sharing of contaminated needles among intravenous drug users. It silently affects the liver over decades, often showing zero clinical symptoms until catastrophic liver damage has already occurred. With the advent of modern direct-acting antiviral medications, the disease is now highly curable.