(Wiley-Blackwell) Hepatitis C virus is a blood-borne disease that causes inflammation of the liver and to which there is currently no vaccine available. The World Health Organization estimates that 3 percent of the world's population, approximately 170 million people, are infected with HCV and it is a leading cause of liver cirrhosis, end stage liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma and liver transplantation.
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