Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond reached out to her fans Tuesday in a live Facebook chat, discussing cooking tips, her children and progress on the new deli that she and her husband are building in Pawhuska. Drummond is a writer, photographer, Osage County ranch wife and mother of four.
Hepatitis C is an infectious liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). The virus, which causes inflammation in the liver and can lead to more serious illness, primarily is spread by intravenous contact with the blood of an infected person.ole of alcohol in the progression of liver disease caused by hepatitis C virus infection. Hepatology 27:1730â1735, 1998. Pessione, F.; Degos, F.; Marcellin, P.; et al. Effect of alcohol consumption on serum hepatitis C virus RNA and histological lesions in chronic hepatitis C. Hepatology 27(6):1717â1722, 1998.
The name of each type of viral hepatitis condition corresponds to the virus that causes it. For example, hepatitis A is caused by hepatitis A virus (HAV), hepatitis B is caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C is caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV). Scientists do not know exactly how these viruses actually cause hepatitis.