hrl. vereülekande vahendusel nakkav hepatiit, mis võib tekitada kroonilist, tsirroosiga lõppevat maksapõletikku, a viral disease caused by the hepatitis C virus, an acute or chronic hepatitis that is caused by a flavivirus (species Hepatitis C virus of the genus Hepacivirus), is often asymptomatic in its early stages but may be marked by fatigue, fever, nausea