Abstract
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an enveloped positive-stranded RNA virus that belongs to the family of flaviviridae and causes viral hepatitis type C. Since its discovery in 1989 by Houghton and colleagues, hepatitis C has been recognized as a major, public, worldwide health problem. Before 1989, the condition was known as post-transfusion hepatitis or non-A, non-B hepatitis. HCV can cause chronic hepatitis in 80% of the infected patients, demonstrated by the persistence of HCV RNA in the blood. This is a life-shortening disease associated with complex, expensive morbidity and a decrease in the quality of life.
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