Hepatitis C

Juhi Moon, M.D.

MICROBIOLOGY

  • Enveloped, single-stranded, positive sense RNA virus.
  • Member of the Flavivirus family.
  • Spread mainly through blood-borne transmission.
    • Other routes (vertical transmission, sexual) are less common but can occur mainly in the setting of HIV co-infection, men who have sex with men.

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