The viral illness kills more people in the city than HIV, but antiviral medications may be helping cut its transmission.

Hepatitis C can be transmitted when blood that carries the virus comes into contact with the blood of someone who does not have the virus. This can occur if people share needles or personal care ...

Sexual transmission is very, very unusual, but it could happen. About 2% of monogamous spouses where one spouse has the hepatitis C virus-- over a lifetime, about 2% of their partners will develop ...

Joining us to talk about the results and the role peer specialists can play to combat the spread of hepatitis C is Dr. Andrew Seaman, an associate professor of medicine at OHSU, the medical ...

The virus is also frequently transmitted during sex, especially among HIV-positive men who have sex with men. You can contract the hepatitis C virus again even after you’ve received treatment ...

Bloodborne pathogens are microorganisms such as viruses or bacteria that are carried in blood and can cause disease in people. There are many different bloodborne pathogens including Hepatitis C, ...

If no other government comes forward to close the funding gap, we will face an alarming increase in transmission,' says Finn Jarle Rode, executive director of The Hepatitis Fund - Anadolu Ajansı ...

Hepatitis B and C have the greatest public health impact because they cause chronic infection which can progress to cirrhosis and liver cancer. Hepatitis A and E, spread though unsafe water and ...

The viruses are classified as: In the United States, the most common types are hepatitis A, B, and C. Though the five viruses are related, they have different modes of transmission (ways of being ...

Viral hepatitis is a major danger to public health. According to WHO’s 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, viral hepatitis deaths ...