The viral illness kills more people in the city than HIV, but antiviral medications may be helping cut its transmission.

Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009;3(6):607-13. For genotype 1 and 4 hepatitis C virus infections, the standard treatment is pegylated (PEG)-IFN-α plus weight-adjusted ribavirin (RBV ...

Treatment is more effective when people have not yet developed severe liver disease. Early treatment can avert years of hepatitis C-related symptoms and conditions. Curing hepatitis C halts viral ...

If you’ve recently received a hepatitis C diagnosis, there are several ways you can contribute to the success of your treatment. For example, you can stay on top of your health, communicate with ...

Because of the shared modes of transmission, hepatitis B virus (HBV)/hepatitis C virus (HCV ... However, phenomenon of reciprocal viral interference can happen, and resultant "flare" of hepatitis ...

About 30% of people who have an acute hepatitis C infection clear it on their own without any treatment within 6 months. However, people who don’t clear the virus develop chronic hepatitis C ...

Viral hepatitis is a major danger to public health. According to WHO’s 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, viral hepatitis deaths ...

Understanding Hepatitis Viral hepatitis ... is no vaccine for hepatitis C, screening individuals at risk can help identify infections early and provide timely treatment. Use sterile needles ...

Those included, by 2030: 90% diagnosis of viral hepatitis C infection worldwide; 80% treatment of eligible candidates with chronic hepatitis C; a 90% reduction in new cases of chronic hepatitis C ...