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.
Unfortunately, the treatments available for hepatitis C are painful and sometimes worse than the symptoms of the disease itself. The infection lasts a long time, so often people whose treatment is well managed live a long time. A vaccine against hepatitis C may not be available for many years to come.epatitis C: The Silent Killer. The hepatitis C virus causes both acute and chronic liver disease. Prior to its identification in 1989, large numbers of hepatitis victims were found to be negative for both hepatitis A and B. The unknown disease was known as non-A, non-B hepatitis before being named hepatitis C.