Hepititis C

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Hepatitis C? Hepititis C is a common misspelling of hepatitis C.

Hepatitis C is an inflammation of the liver that is caused by a virus. The disease can be either acute or chronic; the body can completely kill the virus in acute hepatitis C, but people with the chronic condition end up having long-term liver infections. Transmission occurs most frequently when a person comes in contact with infected blood, usually from sharing needles for tattoos, body piercings, or drugs. If treatment for hepatitis C is recommended, it usually involves medications.

(Click Hepatitis C for more information on this condition, including what symptoms may occur, how it is diagnosed, and what complications may occur as a result of long-term liver infection. You can also click on the various links in the box to the right to access specific topics on hepatitis C.)