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HEPATITIS C
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A viral hepatitis clinically indistinguishable from hepatitis B but caused by a single-stranded RNA virus; usually transmitted by parenteral means (as injection of an illicit drug or blood transfusion or exposure to blood or blood products)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hepatitis C" is a kind of...):
viral hepatitis (hepatitis caused by a virus)
Context examples:
Interferon alfa-2b is also used to treat some infections caused by viruses, such as the hepatitis C virus.
(Interferon alfa-2b, NCI Dictionary)
The family includes the hepatitis C and hepatitis G viruses.
(Flaviviridae, NCI Thesaurus)
An orally bioavailable, peptidomimetic, macrocyclic compound with activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV).
(Ciluprevir, NCI Thesaurus)
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes liver inflammation and often leads to serious complications such as cirrhosis.
(Allergy drug inhibits hepatitis C, NIH)
A non-nucleoside polymerase inhibitor of the hepatitis C virus NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase.
(Filibuvir, NCI Thesaurus)
Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent hepatitis C infection.
(Allergy Drug Treats Hepatitis C in Mice, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Viruses cause some of them, like hepatitis A, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Others can be the result of drugs, poisons or drinking too much alcohol.
(Liver Diseases, NIH)
An orally available prodrug of PSI-6130 which is a selective cytidine nucleoside analogue and non-cytotoxic hepatitis C virus (HCV) polymerase inhibitor.
(Mericitabine, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-nuceoside polymerase inhibitor with activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV).
(Nesbuvir, NCI Thesaurus)
ddhCTP may be able to inhibit all flaviviruses, a class of viruses that includes Zika as well as dengue, West Nile, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis and hepatitis C.
(Scientists Discover How Antiviral Gene Works, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
