1. HEPATITIS C VIRUS - FROM UNKNOWN VIRUS TO A CURABLE DISEASE.
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Dirtu, Raluca Mihaela, Cazan, Andreea Ruxandra, Gherlan, George Sebastian, Florescu, Simin-Aysel, Ceausu, Emanoil, and Calistru, Petre Iacob
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HEPATITIS C virus , *VIRUS diseases , *CHRONIC hepatitis C , *CIRRHOSIS of the liver , *HEPATITIS , *HEPATITIS C - Abstract
The infection with hepatitis C virus has drawn attention to researchers from 1970. Nowadays, hepatitis C virus infection is a global public health issue, affecting approximately 3% of the global population. Experimental models provided vital data on the understanding of viral replication. Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus is generally a progressive lent disease characterized by the persistence of inflammation in the liver and correlated with the cirrhosis in about 20% of patients after 20-30 years of infection. Hepatitis C virus is still a public health threat, but progress in monitoring and treatment of infected patients is truly noticeable and has remarkably improved the prospects for this disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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