急性丙型肝炎 Acute hepatitis C refers to the first 6 months after infection with HCV.急性丙型肝炎是指前6个月后感染丙肝病毒。 Between 60% to 70% of people infected develop no symptoms during the acute phase.介于60 ％至70 ％的人感染没有症状发展急性期。 In the minority of patients who experience acute phase symptoms, they are generally mild and nonspecific, and rarely lead to a specific diagnosis of hepatitis C. Symptoms of acute hepatitis C infection include decreased appetite, fatigue, abdominal pain , jaundice , itching , and flu-like symptoms .少数患者谁急性期症状的经验，他们一般是轻微和非特异性，而很少导致具体诊断丙型肝炎急性丙型肝炎感染包括降低食欲，疲劳， 腹痛 ， 黄疸 ， 瘙痒 ，并感样症状 。

肝硬化或瘢痕肝癌
Explore this section to learn more about liver cancer, including a description of the disease and how it's diagnosed.探討本節，以了解更多關於肝癌，包括說明這種疾病以及它如何診斷。What is liver cancer? 什麼是肝癌症？Liver cancer refers to the growth of malignant tumors in liver tissue.肝癌是指惡性腫瘤生長的肝組織中。 Cancer that starts in the liver is called primary liver cancer, or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).癌症開始在肝臟被稱為原發性肝癌，或肝細胞肝癌（ HCC ） 。 Cancer that spreads to the liver from another organ is called metastatic liver cancer.癌症擴散到肝臟從另一個器官被稱為轉移性肝癌。

什麼是肝炎？最常見的類型是
“Hepatitis” means inflammation of the liver. “肝炎”是指肝臟炎症的各類。 Toxins, certain drugs, some diseases, heavy alcohol use, and bacterial and viral infections can all cause hepatitis.毒素，某些藥物，某些疾病，酗酒使用，細菌和病毒感染都可以導致肝炎。 Hepatitis is also the name of a family of viral infections that affect the liver ; the most common types are hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.肝炎的名稱也是一個家庭的病毒感染，影響肝 ;最常見的類型是A型肝炎，乙型肝炎，丙型肝炎和What is the difference between hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C?之間的區別是什麼甲型肝炎，乙型肝炎和丙型肝炎？

肝癌有什麼症狀
Explore this section to learn more about liver cancer, including a description of the disease and how it's diagnosed.探討本節，以了解更多關於肝癌，包括說明這種疾病以及它如何診斷。What is liver cancer? 什麼是肝癌症？Liver cancer refers to the growth of malignant tumors in liver tissue.肝癌是指惡性腫瘤生長的肝組織中。 Cancer that starts in the liver is called primary liver cancer, or hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).癌症開始在肝臟被稱為原發性肝癌，或肝細胞肝癌（ HCC ） 。 Cancer that spreads to the liver from another organ is called metastatic liver cancer.癌症擴散到肝臟從另一個器官被稱為轉移性肝癌。

丙型肝炎抗病毒藥物治療
Explore this section to learn more about hepatitis C, including a description of the disease and how it's diagnosed.探討本節，以了解更多關於C型肝炎，包括說明這種疾病以及它如何診斷。What is hepatitis C? 什麼是肝炎凱撒佈Hepatitis C is a disease of the liver that is caused by the hepatitis C virus, or HCV.丙型肝炎是一種疾病的肝臟而引起的丙型肝炎病毒，或丙型肝炎病毒。Between 15 to 40 percent of people who get hepatitis C are able to fight off the virus during the early, or acute, stage, usually within six months. 15至百分之四十的人誰獲得C型肝炎能夠抵禦病毒的初期，或急性期，通常在6個月內。 Between 60 and 85 percent of patients cannot get rid of the virus and develop a long-term, or chronic, hepatitis C infection. 60至百分之八十五的病人不能擺脫病毒和發展長期，慢性，感染丙型肝炎。 People with chronic hepatitis C will have the disease all their lives unless they are successfully treated with antiviral medicines.人慢性丙型肝炎的疾病將所有自己的生命，除非他們成功地與抗病毒藥物治療。

肝炎感染乙型肝炎
Explore this section to learn more about hepatitis B, including a description of the disease and how it's diagnosed.探討本節，以了解更多關於B型肝炎，包括說明這種疾病以及它如何診斷。What is hepatitis B? 什麼是肝炎乙？Hepatitis B is a disease of the liver that is caused by the hepatitis B virus, or HBV.乙型肝炎是一種疾病， 肝臟而引起的乙型肝炎病毒，或乙肝病毒。Most hepatitis B infections are short-term, or acute, and do not cause lasting health problems.大多數B型肝炎感染是短期的，或急性，並不會導致持久的健康問題。 In 5% of adult cases, however, hepatitis B becomes a long-term (chronic) condition.在5 ％的成人病例，但是， B型肝炎成為長期（慢性）的條件。 Chronic hepatitis B can lead to more serious liver diseases, including cirrhosis , liver failure and liver cancer.慢性乙型肝炎可導致更嚴重的肝臟疾病，包括肝硬化 ，肝功能衰竭和肝癌。 15 to 25% of chronically infected persons will die from chronic liver disease. 15至25 ％的慢性感染者將死於慢性肝病。

正常血清ALT水平
Some patients with chronic hepatitis C have normal serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels, even when tested on multiple occasions. 一些慢性丙型肝炎患者有正常的血清丙氨酸轉氨酶（ ALT ）水平，即使在多次測試。 In this and other situations in which the diagnosis of chronic hepatitis C may be questioned, the diagnosis should be confirmed by testing for HCV RNA. 在這個和其他情況下 ， 診斷慢性丙型肝炎可能有疑問的，應當診斷測試證實了丙型肝炎病毒RNA 。 The presence of HCV RNA indicates that the patient has ongoing viral infection despite normal ALT levels. 在場的情況表明 ， 丙型肝炎病毒RNA的病人正在進行的病毒感染 ， 儘管ALT正常水平。

基因分型和血清分型丙型肝炎病毒
There are 6 known genotypes and more than 50 subtypes of hepatitis C. The genotype of infection is helpful in defining the epidemiology of hepatitis C. Knowing the genotype or serotype (genotype-specific antibodies) of HCV is helpful in making recommendations and counseling regarding therapy. 有6個已知基因和50多個亞型的丙型肝炎基因型感染是有助於確定的流行病學了解丙型肝炎基因型或血清型（基因型特異性抗體）的HCV有助於提出建議和諮詢有關治療。

丙型肝炎病毒-常見問題
Provided by the National Center for Infectious Diseases 所提供的國家傳染病中心

Diagnosis and testing 診斷與測試
How is HCV spread from one person to another? 丙型肝炎病毒是如何從一個人