Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Hepatitis C
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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Last updated: December 15, 2024
Citation
Moon, Juhi. "Hepatitis C." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2024. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540264/all/Hepatitis_C.
Moon J. Hepatitis C. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540264/all/Hepatitis_C. Accessed October 30, 2025.
Moon, J. (2024). Hepatitis C. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540264/all/Hepatitis_C
Moon J. Hepatitis C [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. [cited 2025 October 30]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540264/all/Hepatitis_C.
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