Updated Hepatitis C Virus Screening Recommendation-A Step Forward.
2020
Jennifer C Price, and
Danielle Brandman
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
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MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D008403
Mass Screening
Organized periodic procedures performed on large groups of people for the purpose of detecting disease.
Screening,Mass Screenings,Screening, Mass,Screenings,Screenings, Mass
D006526
Hepatitis C
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.
Hepatitis, Viral, Non-A, Non-B, Parenterally-Transmitted,Parenterally-Transmitted Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis,PT-NANBH,Parenterally Transmitted Non A, Non B Hepatitis
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000998
Antiviral Agents
Agents used in the prophylaxis or therapy of VIRUS DISEASES. Some of the ways they may act include preventing viral replication by inhibiting viral DNA polymerase; binding to specific cell-surface receptors and inhibiting viral penetration or uncoating; inhibiting viral protein synthesis; or blocking late stages of virus assembly.