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                    Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object | 
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:disease | 
| gptkbp:abbreviation | HCV infection | 
| gptkbp:affectedPopulation | humans | 
| gptkbp:affectsOrgan | liver | 
| gptkbp:canBeAcute | yes | 
| gptkbp:canBeAsymptomatic | yes | 
| gptkbp:canBeChronic | yes | 
| gptkbp:canBeCured | yes, with modern antivirals | 
| gptkbp:cause | end-stage liver disease | 
| gptkbp:causedBy | gptkb:hepatitis_C_virus | 
| gptkbp:chronicInfectionRate | ~75-85% of cases | 
| gptkbp:complication | liver cancer cirrhosis liver failure | 
| gptkbp:diagnosedBy | gptkb:blood_test HCV RNA test liver biopsy | 
| gptkbp:firstDescribed | 1989 | 
| gptkbp:gene | genotype 1 genotype 2 genotype 3 genotype 4 genotype 5 genotype 6 | 
| gptkbp:ICD-10_code | B17.1 B18.2 | 
| gptkbp:mortalityRate | ~290,000 deaths per year (2022, WHO) | 
| gptkbp:prevalence | ~58 million people (2022, WHO) | 
| gptkbp:prevention | harm reduction for drug users no vaccine available safe injection practices screening blood products | 
| gptkbp:riskFactor | HIV infection blood transfusion before 1992 hemodialysis injecting drug use tattooing with unsterile equipment | 
| gptkbp:symptom | nausea abdominal pain fatigue jaundice loss of appetite | 
| gptkbp:transmissionRoute | blood-to-blood contact mother-to-child transmission sharing needles unsafe medical procedures | 
| gptkbp:treatment | gptkb:antiviral_drug gptkb:insulin direct-acting antivirals ribavirin | 
| gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Francisco_Varela | 
| gptkbp:bfsLayer | 4 | 
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | hepatitis C |