Hepatitis C is considered an emerging communicable disease of epidemic proportions due to its significant impact on public health worldwide. Unlike hepatitis A, hepatitis C can lead to chronic infection, serious liver complications such as cirrhosis and liver cancer, and there is no vaccine available for hepatitis C, which contributes to its ongoing spread and challenge in management.

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Hepatitis C

Question 54

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Hepatitis C:

A) has decreased dramatically since the development of a vaccine in the 1990s.
B) is an emerging communicable disease of epidemic proportions.
C) is less likely to lead to serious complications than hepatitis A.
D) usually requires no treatment other than bed rest and increasing fluid intake.

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