Immunological identification of viral hepatitis HCV and HBV in various clinical samples collected from the Al-Najaf Governorate

Abstract

Author(s): Farah Jaber Kazem, Elham Jawad Kadhum

Patients suffering from hemodialysis, thalassemia, transfusions of blood, or any other form of liver disease have lately been found to have a high prevalence rate of hepatitis C and B viruses. They are containing and regaining control of this epidemic., The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a small, enveloped, single-stranded, positive-sense RNA virus. It is a member of the genus Hepacivirus in the family Flaviviridae. There are seven major genotypes of HCV, which are known as genotypes one to seven., Several clinical pictures have been associated with this type of infection. It may be found in people with anti-hepatitis-C antibodies but with normal serum levels of liver enzymes; in antibody-negative people with ongoing elevated liver enzymes of unknown cause; in healthy populations without evidence of liver disease; and in groups at risk for HCV infection including those on hemodialysis or family members of people with occult HC

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