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  1. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Should I Be Tested for Hepatitis C?

    Hepatitis C is a leading cause of liver cancer and the No. 1 reason for liver transplants. In about 60 to 80 percent of adults who become infected with ...

  2. Hepatitis b vaccine (intramuscular route) - Mayo Clinic

    Hepatitis B vaccine recombinant is used to prevent infection by the hepatitis B virus. The vaccine works by causing your body to produce its own protection ...

  3. Hepatitis b immune globulin (intramuscular route, intravenous route) - Mayo Clinic

    Sexual partners of persons with hepatitis B. Persons who may be exposed to the virus by means of blood, blood products, or human bites, such as health care ...

  4. Liver cancer - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Chronic infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) increases your risk of liver cancer. Cirrhosis. This progressive and irreversible ...

  5. Toxic hepatitis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Find out about symptoms and treatment for toxic hepatitis — liver inflammation caused by exposure to certain substances, such as alcohol or medications.

  6. The ABCs of Hepatitis: Attention Baby Boomers! - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Hepatitis C is the leading cause of liver cancer and the top reason liver transplants are needed. An esitimated three million Americans are infected. While ...

  7. Infectious Diseases A-Z: Increasing hepatitis infections - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Hepatitis, a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver, affects millions of Americans. There are three common forms: Hepatitis A

  8. What people living with hepatitis C need to know about COVID-19

    "Hepatitis C is another RNA virus, actually not that different from coronavirus in some ways," says Dr. Stacey Rizza, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases ...

  9. Mayo Clinic Q and A: Treating hepatitis C

    Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes liver inflammation. It is spread through contact with blood that's infected with the virus. Numerous factors have ...

  10. Mechanisms of Hepatitis B Infection - Membrane Trafficking in Disease - Mayo Clinic Research

    Hepatocytes infected with hepatitis B virus secrete large numbers of exosomes, highlighted in purple. These exosomes also can contain hepatitis B virions.