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Medical Edge-Online Exclusives
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Rare Disease Silently Shuts Down Liver
Specialists at the University of Cincinnati say if you've struggled with gaining and losing weight throughout much of your life, you could be at risk for a disease that can silently shut down your liver over time. Video Video
Local Doctors Issue Warning About Liver Disease
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Hepatitis C Overview
Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. Toxins, certain drugs, some diseases, heavy alcohol use, and bacterial and viral infections can all cause hepatitis. Hepatitis is also the name of a family of viral infections that affect the liver; the most common types in the United States are hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.

Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease that results from infection with the hepatitis C virus. It can range in severity from a mild illness lasting a few weeks to a serious, lifelong illness. Hepatitis C is usually spread when blood from a person infected with the hepatitis C virus enters the body of someone who is not infected. Most people become infected with the hepatitis C virus by sharing needles or other equipment to inject drugs.

Hepatitis C can be either “acute” or “chronic.” Acute hepatitis C virus infection is a short-term illness that occurs within the first 6 months after someone is exposed to the hepatitis C virus. For most people, acute infection leads to chronic infection. Chronic hepatitis C is a serious disease than can result in long-term health problems, or even death.

There is no vaccine for hepatitis C. The best way to prevent hepatitis C is by avoiding behaviors that can spread the disease, especially injection drug use.

Frequently Asked Questions
  • What are the symptoms of Hepatitis C?
  • How is it treated?
  • What are the long-term effects?


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Medical Edge Reports
Father Warns Of Throat Cancer
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Local Doctors Testing Artificial Liver
Hepatitis C: Interview with Marilyn Askins
Hepatitis C: Interview with Dr. Kenneth Sherman
Rare Disease Silently Shuts Down Liver
For More Information
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NDDIC)

National Institutes of Health

American Liver Foundation

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