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  2. Hepatitis C - Wikipedia

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    Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that primarily affects the liver; [2] it is a type of viral hepatitis. [6] During the initial infection period, people often have mild or no symptoms. [1] Early symptoms can include fever, dark urine, abdominal pain, and yellow tinged skin. [1]

  3. HCV in children and pregnancy - Wikipedia

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    Guidelines for the investigation of babies born to hepatitis C positive mothers have been published. [8] In children born to hepatitis C virus antibody positive but hepatitis C virus RNA negative mothers, the alanine aminotransferase and hepatitis C virus antibodies should be investigated at 18-24 months of life. If both the alanine ...

  4. The CDC has new recommendations for testing infants for ...

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    Current research on prenatal hepatitis C treatment is small, but doctors says it's promising, so patients like Kareena Wasserman weigh the risks, pros and cons. "The possibility of having a C ...

  5. WHO Model List of Essential Medicines - Wikipedia

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    This list contains 1200 recommendations for 591 drugs and 103 therapeutic equivalents. [ 20 ] A separate list for children up to 12 years of age, known as the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines for Children (EMLc), was created in 2007 and is in its 9th edition.

  6. Here's What Hepatitis C Actually Is—and How You Get It - AOL

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    In a nutshell, “hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver, causing inflammation and scarring of the organ,” says K. V. Narayanan Menon, MD, the medical director of liver transplantation at ...

  7. Hepatitis - Wikipedia

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    Chronic hepatitis C progresses towards cirrhosis, with estimates of cirrhosis prevalence of 16% at 20 years after infection. [125] While the major causes of mortality in hepatitis C is end stage liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma is an important additional long term complication and cause of death in chronic hepatitis.

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