Hepatitis C Virus

Hepatitis C Virus Hepatitis C Genus hepacivirus Family flavivirus Morphology Small Enveloped Single stranded RNA virus Genome Approx. 10,000 nucleotides coding for structural and nonstructural proteins. HCV has a high rate of mutation and genomic heterogeneity. Envelope protein coded by hypervariable region varies from isolate-to-isolate Allow the virus to invade host immunity. Incubation period 1-5 […]