hepatitis C

noun

, Pathology.

1. a form of hepatitis with clinical effects similar to those of hepatitis B, caused by a blood-borne retrovirus hepatitis C virus that may be of the hepatitis non-A, non-B type.

hepatitis C

noun

1. a form of hepatitis caused by a virus that is transmitted in the same ways as that responsible for hepatitis B Former namenon-Anon-B hepatitis

Example Sentences

Lesh quickly faced his own health problems: In 1998, he had a successful liver transplant after having a chronic hepatitis C infection.

From Los Angeles Times

Delivering the findings of the inquiry, Sir Brian criticised UK government claims in the 1990s that screening for hepatitis C began as soon as the technology was available.

From BBC

"We are still examining the information released today and awaiting further detail, but remain concerned by the disparities in proposed compensation for people who were given hepatitis C, hepatitis B and HIV," she said.

From BBC

Tens of thousands of others, external are believed to have been exposed to hepatitis C, which can cause liver failure and cancer, either through the same treatment or a blood transfusion.

From BBC

Sue Wathen, who has no idea when she was infected with hepatitis C after her blood records "disappeared", said the scandal was "an abuse by people who were supposedly there to care for us".

From BBC