"Hepatitis C" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans caused by HEPATITIS C VIRUS, a single-stranded RNA virus. Its incubation period is 30-90 days. Hepatitis C is transmitted primarily by contaminated blood parenterally, and is often associated with transfusion and intravenous drug abuse. However, in a significant number of cases, the source of hepatitis C infection is unknown.
| Descriptor ID |
D006526
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.440.440 C02.782.350.350 C06.552.380.705.440
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| Concept/Terms |
Hepatitis C- Hepatitis C
- Parenterally-Transmitted Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis
- Parenterally Transmitted Non A, Non B Hepatitis
- PT-NANBH
- Hepatitis, Viral, Non-A, Non-B, Parenterally-Transmitted
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hepatitis C".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hepatitis C" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hepatitis C" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 1996 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| 1997 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 1998 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 1999 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2000 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2001 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2002 | 23 | 13 | 36 |
| 2003 | 26 | 16 | 42 |
| 2004 | 37 | 11 | 48 |
| 2005 | 57 | 5 | 62 |
| 2006 | 34 | 8 | 42 |
| 2007 | 46 | 13 | 59 |
| 2008 | 35 | 16 | 51 |
| 2009 | 32 | 7 | 39 |
| 2010 | 39 | 16 | 55 |
| 2011 | 44 | 11 | 55 |
| 2012 | 51 | 2 | 53 |
| 2013 | 42 | 15 | 57 |
| 2014 | 46 | 17 | 63 |
| 2015 | 63 | 10 | 73 |
| 2016 | 48 | 16 | 64 |
| 2017 | 56 | 14 | 70 |
| 2018 | 56 | 8 | 64 |
| 2019 | 59 | 16 | 75 |
| 2020 | 66 | 9 | 75 |
| 2021 | 60 | 3 | 63 |
| 2022 | 64 | 0 | 64 |
| 2023 | 53 | 0 | 53 |
| 2024 | 31 | 8 | 39 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Hepatitis C" by people in Profiles.
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Risk Factors for Viral Coinfections in Blood Donors in Bahia, Brazil. J Med Virol. 2025 Feb; 97(2):e70186.
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A single-site randomized controlled trial of partner navigation to HCV treatment for people who inject drugs: a study protocol for the You're Empowered for Treatment Initiation (YETI) partner trial. Trials. 2025 Jan 22; 26(1):26.
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Different dynamics of soluble inflammatory mediators after clearance of respiratory SARS-CoV-2 versus blood-borne hepatitis C virus infections. Sci Rep. 2024 11 22; 14(1):29013.
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Transfusion-transmissible coinfections among US blood donors. Transfusion. 2024 Dec; 64(12):2241-2246.
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HIV and hepatitis C Virus in internally displaced people with and without injection drug use experience in the region of Shida Kartli, Georgia. BMC Res Notes. 2024 Oct 20; 17(1):315.
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Racial Disparities in Liver Transplant for Hepatitis C-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Ann Surg Oncol. 2025 Jan; 32(1):426-437.
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Illicit Fentanyl Use and Hepatitis C Virus Seroconversion Among People Who Inject Drugs in Tijuana and San Diego: Results From a Binational Cohort Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 Oct 15; 79(4):1109-1116.
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Variability of Hepatitis C Treatment Cascade Outcomes among People Who Inject Drugs across Geographically Diverse Clinics in the US: The HERO Study. Viruses. 2024 Sep 30; 16(10).
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HIV and hepatitis C virus infection and co-infection among trans women in San Francisco, 2020. PLoS One. 2024; 19(9):e0307990.
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Exploring the Perspectives of Unhoused Adults and Providers Across the HCV Care Continuum. Clin Nurs Res. 2024 Sep; 33(7):519-529.