An estimated 230,000 Australians have chronic hepatitis C, and a quarter of cases are undiagnosed.
Hepatitis C inflames the liver and unlike the A and B viruses there is no vaccine available. Pathology is important for diagnosing the virus.
Many people with hepatitis C may not experience symptoms, but left untreated the disease can cause cirrhosis (scarring of the liver), which in a small number of cases can lead to liver cancer.
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Source: knowpathology
