Leaves of Sequoiadendron giganteum. Giant sequoias are the world's largest single trees and largest living thing by volume. Giant sequoias grow to an average height of 50â85 m (164â279 ft) and 6â8 m (20â26 ft) in diameter. Record trees have been measured to be 94.8 m (311 ft) in height.
The laboratory evaluation included tests for both hepatitis B and C. Tests for hepatitis C consisted of an alanine aminotransferase (ALT) test at a cost of $19.60 per test, an anit-HCV antibody screening test (EIA-2) costing $40.20, and a confirmatory recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA) costing $148.90.
Hepatitis C is usually spread through direct contact with the blood of a person who has the disease. It is caused by the virus HCV (hepatitis C Virus). The liver can swell and become damaged. In hepatitis C, unlike hepatitis B, liver cancer risk is only increased in people with cirrhosis and only 20% of hep C patients get cirrhosis. Feces is never a route of transmission in hepatitis C. Donated blood is also tested for hepatitis C.