PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Safioleas, Michael C.
AU  - Manti, Christina P.
TI  - Hepatitis C. An update
DP  - 2007 Jul 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 1001--1006
VI  - 28
IP  - 7
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/7/1001.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/28/7/1001.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2007 Jul 01; 28
AB  - Hepatitis C is a long-term viral infection affecting the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus HCV. Hepatitis C can be silent for years before symptoms appear, and liver damage occurs. The hepatitis C virus is extremely infectious, which means that only a tiny amount of HCV can cause illness. Hepatitis C is a major public health problem worldwide with far-reaching implications because of the chronicity of the infection that leads to chronic liver disease, cirrhosis, and primary hepatocellular carcinoma.