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.
It is possible to have hepatitis C and another virus, such as HIV or hepatitis B. This is called co-infection and it can make the damage that hepatitis C does to your liver worse. 1  HIV and hepatitis B can pass from one person to another in the same ways as hepatitis C.