Hepatitis C Virus Manipulates Humans as its Favorite Host for a Long‐Term Relationship
Ratna B. Ray, Ranjit Ray – 13 August 2018 – Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection‐associated liver disease is a global health problem. HCV often causes silent disease, and eventually progresses to end‐stage liver disease. HCV infects hepatocytes; however, initial manifestation of liver disease is mostly displayed in hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), causing fibrosis/cirrhosis, and is believed to occur from inflammation in the liver.