Hepatitis C virus/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Hepatitis C virus.

Single strand RNA virus in the family Flaviviridae, whose immune response initiated by the presence of the virus in the liver can cause liver inflammation and cell death, and is spread through blood-to-blood contact.

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