hepatitis C
human viral infection
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Summary
hepatitis C is an infectious disease[1]. It draws 8,681 Wikipedia views per month (infectious disease category, ranking #43 of 279).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of disease[3]
- Subclass of: viral infectious disease[4], viral hepatitis[5], disease[6]
- Commons category: Hepatitis C[7]
- Afflicts: liver[8]
- Symptoms and signs: nausea[9], jaundice[10], vomiting[11], fatigue[12], abdominal pain[13], arthralgia[14], anorexia[15], ascites[16], liver cirrhosis[17], cancer[18], hepatitis[19], portal hypertension[20], Caput medusae[21]
- Has cause: Hepatitis C virus[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hepatitis C[23]
- Medical examination: blood test[24], liver biopsy[25], polymerase chain reaction[26], ELISA[27]
- Possible treatment: antiviral drug[28], liver transplantation[29]
- Anatomical location: liver[30], bone marrow[31], lymphatic system[32]
- Number of deaths: 399,000[33]
- Prevalence: 0.22[34], 0.48[35], 0.32[36]
- Number of cases: 71,000,000[37]
- ICD-9-CM: 070.7[38], 070.41[39], 070.54[40]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C3098[41]
- Health specialty: infectious diseases[42]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: ribavirin[43], glecaprevir/pibrentasvir[44], ledipasvir/sofosbuvir[45], sofosbuvir[46], elbasvir/grazoprevir[47], sofosbuvir/velpatasvir[48], boceprevir[49], telaprevir[50], simeprevir[51], ritonavir[52], peginterferon alfa-2b[53], peginterferon alfa-2a[54]
Why It Matters
hepatitis C has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]