Hepatitis C Virus Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Natural History
Introduction
- HCV is a major bloodborne human pathogen affecting approximately 1% of the global population[WHO 2017]
- The most important route of transmission in developed countries is injection drug use
- If untreated, most acute infections progress to chronic infection and liver disease
- Progression to advanced liver disease and HCC is influenced by several cofactors, the most important being alcohol abuse and metabolic syndrome[Alberti 2009]
- Aging of the currently infected population is expected to result in significant increases in the incidence of HCV-related cirrhosis and HCC
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major bloodborne human pathogen with a current global prevalence rate of approximately 1%, and 71 million individuals have chronic HCV infection.[WHO 2017]...
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Keywords: Hepatitis C