Hepatitis C virus (HCV), a flavivirus, is primarily transmitted via blood and has a long incubation period. It often leads to asymptomatic or chronic infection with a high HCC risk. Liver biopsies may show lymphocytic aggregates with steatosis and fibrosis, commonly resulting in chronic hepatitis.
C型肝炎病毒（HCV）：屬於Flaviviridae科，主要通過血液傳播。潛伏期長，臨床過程常為無症狀或慢性感染。HCC風險高。肝臟活檢可見淋巴細胞聚集伴隨脂肪變性和纖維化。 HCV感染常導致慢性肝炎。
| Front | Hepatitis viruses HCV Family: Transmission: 1 Incubation: Clinical course: 2 Prognosis: HCC risk: Liver Biopsy: ________ aggregates with ____ areas of ________ ________ Notes: 1 |
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