RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Hepatitis C. An update
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1001
OP 1006
VO 28
IS 7
A1 Michael C. Safioleas
A1 Christina P. Manti
YR 2007
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/28/7/1001.abstract
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.