Hepatitis C

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Hepatitis C is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus. An estimated 170 million people worldwide are infected with the virus, including nearly 4 million people in the United States. When detectable levels of the hepatitis C virus persist in the blood for at least six months, a person is diagnosed as having chronic hepatitis C. The hepatitis C virus can cause serious liver disease, leading to cirrhosis, primary liver cancer and even death.