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Hepatitis C is a viral infection of the liver.

The Claim

Hepatitis C is a liver infection.

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The Short Version

The statement is accurate. Authoritative medical sources explicitly describe hepatitis C as a viral infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus. While the disease can also have effects outside the liver and may become chronic, those facts do not make the core description incorrect.

Caveats

  • Hepatitis C is not only clinically relevant to the liver; it can also cause extrahepatic complications affecting blood vessels, kidneys, skin, and other organs.
  • A short definition omits that hepatitis C can be acute or chronic, with chronic infection driving much of the long-term harm such as cirrhosis and liver cancer.
  • Less authoritative background or commercial sources are unnecessary here because major public-health and medical references already directly support the claim.

The Receipts

  1. Hepatitis C

    World Health Organization (WHO)

  2. Clinical Overview of Viral Hepatitis

    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  3. Hepatitis C | HCV

    MedlinePlus (NIH/NLM)

  4. Hepatitis C - Symptoms and causes

    Mayo Clinic

  5. Hepatitis C: Symptoms, Transmission & Treatment

    Cleveland Clinic

  6. Hepatitis C virus infection: A systemic disease with extrahepatic manifestations

    PubMed Central (NIH)

  7. Hep C

    Rhode Island Department of Health

  8. Hepatitis C

    NHS

  9. Definition of hepatitis C

    National Cancer Institute

  10. Hepatitis C and liver cancer: What to know

    UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Hepatitis C