1 on/under pain of death idiom. 2  a pain in the arse/backside idiom. 3  a pain in the ass/butt, at a pain in the arse/backside idiom.  a pain (in the neck) idiom.
In addition to the differences in replication method, transmission risk is higher with Hep B as it can be sexually transmitted, whereas generally not with Hep C. The large majority of adult patients exposed to Hep B clear it, whereas with Hep C adults who are exposed and clear are the minority.
Hepatitis C is a disease caused by a virus that infects the liver. The virus, called the Hepatitis C virus or HCV for short, is just one of the hepatitis viruses. The other common hepatitis viruses are A and B, which differ somewhat from HCV in the way they are spread and treated.n easy reminder is C for chronic in Hepatitis C and A for acute in Hepatitis A. There are various causes for Hepatitis C. View the list of risk factors that increase your chance of infection with Hepatitis C.