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What is Hepatitis C (Hep C, HCV)?

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A person with hepatitis C (HCV) can have serious liver problem like inflamed liver, liver cancer, and liver failure. In some cases people die of hepatitis C. It is a kind of virus that attack on liver and causes inflammation. Like hepatitis C, there are hepatitis A and hepatitis B. All of three belongs to the same family of viruses. They travel to human body using different modes. 

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Source: https://www.medicinenet.com/hepatitis_c_pictures_slideshow/article.htm

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What is Hepatitis C (Hep C, HCV)? was published on and last updated on 27 May 2018.