Considered once to be a lifelong disease, Hepatitis C has now been treated and cured in 1,000 patients at Kaiser Permanente.

The viral illness kills more people in the city than HIV, but antiviral medications may be helping cut its transmission.

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed the first transgenic nonhuman primate model—genetically ...

The only natural host of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is humans. Model organisms for laboratory studies, especially mice, cannot be infected, which makes the search for a vaccine against HCV extremely ...

Hawaii’s Kaiser Permanente Viral Hepatitis Clinic has reached a major milestone toward combative Hepatitis outcomes. On ...

Hepatitis C is inflammation of the liver in humans caused by the hepatitis C virus. The virus is primarily transmitted by blood-to-blood contact associated with transfusion and intravenous drug use.

Hepatitis C can be transmitted when blood that carries the virus comes into contact with the blood of someone who does not have the virus. This can occur if people share needles or personal care ...

Hepatitis C is a liver disorder caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Hepatitis C can go undetected for years or even decades. It may silently damage your liver, leading to serious health effects.

Learn how analytical methodologies can be used to identify RSV pre- and post-fusion proteins for vaccine development.

Observational studies are critical tools in clinical research and public health response, but challenges arise in ensuring ...

The overlapping genome structure of hepatitis B virus (HBV ... HIV, Human immunodeficiency virus; HCV, Hepatitis C virus.