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Hepatitis no A; Hepatitis no B
Es una enfermedad viral que lleva a hinchazón (inflamación) del hígado.
La infección de hepatitis C es causada por el virus de la hepatitis C (VHC) y las personas que pueden estar en riesgo de padecerla son aquellas que:
La hepatitis C tiene una forma aguda y otra crónica. La mayoría de las personas que resultan infectadas con el virus contraen la hepatitis C crónica.
Aproximadamente 1.5% de la población de los Estados Unidos está infectada con el VHC.
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