hepatitis C
hepatitis C
a viral hepatitis clinically indistinguishable from hepatitis B but caused by a single-stranded RNA virus; usually transmitted by parenteral means (as injection of an illicit drug or blood transfusion or exposure to blood or blood products) [Virusni hepatitis klinično neodrločljiv od hepatitisa B, vendar povzročen s samostojnim verižnim RNK-virusom; običajno se prenaša parenteralno (npr. injiciranje prepovedanih drog ali transfuzija krvi ali izpostavljenost krvi ali krvnim izdelkom).]