Hepatitis C infection (HCV) is an emerging epidemic. Liver specialists are managing this disease with limited scientific information about the underlying pathogenesis and treatment. The current review offers a molecular dissection of infection, a snapshot of the HCV life cycle, and emerging strategies for antiviral therapy.

Background. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) represents a major worldwide public health problem. Though several studies from Yemen have provided an estimate of the prevalence of this viral infection, there exist only few studies which reflect the status in the general population. Aim. The present study was designed to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis C infection among general population in centra...

Abstract Background: Many individuals with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are asymptomatic, population-based serologic studies are needed to estimate the prevalence of  infection which will help to take necessary procedures for prevension and control the disease.This study was conducted to find out the prevalence, of HCV infection among patients refering to the  hospit...

BACKGROUND Chronic hepatitis C, a treatable condition caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV), can be found in almost all primary care and community practices. The rate of hepatitis C treatment is low, however. This study explores the frequency of hepatitis C treatment, documented discussions of treatment consideration, and the reasons treatment may not be offered in a community population. MET...

Blood transfusions are contributing to a higher rate of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Pakistan. Half of all blood transfusions in Pakistan are not screened for hepatitis C, hepatitis B or HIV. Family members donate blood that is likely not tested due to social stigma attached to HCV. Paid donations are also quite common in the country, especially by people who inject drugs (PWID), which increases ...

prison inmates are among the high risk population for dangerous infections such hiv, hbv, hcv and other contagious diseases. in spit of many data about the prevalence and risk factors for blood born diseases among prisoners in the world, such data are spares from iran. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors for hiv, hbv, hcv and hdv infections among a ...

background: homeless people are at a higher risk of blood-born infectious diseases. the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of hiv, hbv, hcv and related risk factors among male homeless people. study design: a cross-sectional study. methods: this study was conducted in khorramabad city, western iran from january to june 2015. a pre-designed validated questionnaire was used to colle...