Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a small (50 nm in
size) enveloped positive sense asingle-stranded (ss) RNA virus. The genome
consists of a single open reading frame that is 9600 nucleotide (9.6 kb) bases
long. It is the only known member of the Hepacivirus genus in the family Flaviviridae.
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| Hepatitis C Virus Genotype |
Sequence analysis of HCV isolates around the world has revealed
the presence of six major genotypes, labeled 1 through 6, and subtypes, labeled
a through r. Worldwide, about 200 million people (3% of the world’s population)
are infected with HCV, and 3 to 4 million people are newly infected each year
with a global 170 million chronic carriers at risk of developing liver cirrhosis
and/or liver cancer. Read More>>>>
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