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Definitions of hepatitis c virus:

A virus that causes hepatitis (inflammation of the liver). It is carried and passed to others through blood or sexual contact. Also, infants born to infected mothers may become infected with the virus.
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a species of the genus Hepacivirus, the etiologic agent of hepatitis C.
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One of a number of RNA viruses that cause hepatitis. Most commonly transmitted via blood and blood products, in blood transfusions, through intravenous drug use, or sometimes through sexual contact.
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An RNA virus related to the pestiviruses and flaviviruses. It is capable of causing both acute and chronic liver disease. As with hepatitis B, the liver damage resulting from this infection may be the result of immune reactivity against virus-infected liver cells.
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Hepatitis C is a form of hepatitis (liver inflammation) caused by a virus, the Hepatitis C virus (HCV). Before the virus was discovered, in 1989, the syndrome was initially referred to as a "non-A-non-B hepatitis".
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