Hepatitis C Virus Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Natural History
Summary
- HCV is a major bloodborne human pathogen affecting approximately 1% of the global population[WHO 2017]
- The most common route of transmission in developed countries is injection drug use, and the opioid epidemic has contributed to a steady rise in new cases since 2010
- If untreated, most acute infections progress to chronic infection and liver disease
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