Chapter 1 - Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)»Viral hepatitis (B15-B19)»Unspecified viral hepatitis C without hepatic coma (B19.20)

B19.20

Unspecified viral hepatitis C without hepatic coma

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Hepatitis C240 drugs (129 approved, 111 experimental)

INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by HEPATITIS C VIRUS, a single-stranded RNA virus. Its incubation period is 30-90 days. Hepatitis C is transmitted primarily by contaminated blood parenterally and is often associated with transfusion and intravenous drug abuse. However, in a significant number of cases, the source of hepatitis C infection is unknown.