During a routine physical checkup, a 50-year-old woman is advised to get tested for a virus with a high prevalence in her age-group. To her surprise, the test comes back positive. The virus, which damages the liver, is known to be transmitted by sexual contact, needle stick, and tattoos conducted under unsanitary conditions. The patient can recall none of these behaviors, although it is hard to be certain of events from decades before. What is the pathogen?
The given condition is of HCV pathogen
Hepatitis c virus infection spread through sexual contact , needle stick and tattoos . And it is also effect the liver as it is the infection of liver ...
Most of the infection is of chronic nature and it is more comman in us than hbv
So it can be hepatitis c virus
During a routine physical checkup, a 50-year-old woman is advised to get tested for a virus with a high prevalence in he...