HCV (ELISA)

Babban tushen kamuwa da cutar hepatitis C shine nau'in asibiti mai saurin kamuwa da cuta da marasa lafiya na asymptomatic, marasa lafiya na yau da kullun da masu ɗaukar cutar.Jinin majiyyaci gabaɗaya yana kamuwa kwanaki 12 kafin bayyanar cutar, kuma yana iya ɗaukar kwayar cutar fiye da shekaru 12.Ana yada HCV galibi daga tushen jini.A cikin ƙasashen waje, kashi 30-90% na hantawar hanta bayan jini shine hanta na C, kuma a China, ciwon hanta na C yana da kashi 1/3 na hantawar jini bayan jini.Bugu da kari, ana iya amfani da wasu hanyoyin, kamar watsawa uwa zuwa yaro a tsaye, saduwar iyali ta yau da kullun da watsa jima'i.
Lokacin da aka sanya plasma ko samfuran jini masu ɗauke da HCV ko HCV-RNA, yawanci sukan zama m bayan makonni 6-7 na lokacin shiryawa.Bayyanar cututtuka shine rashin ƙarfi na gaba ɗaya, rashin cin abinci mara kyau, da rashin jin daɗi a yankin hanta.Kashi ɗaya bisa uku na marasa lafiya suna da jaundice, haɓakar ALT, da ingantaccen maganin rigakafin HCV.Kashi 50% na marasa lafiya na ciwon hanta na asibiti na iya haɓaka zuwa hanta na yau da kullun, har ma wasu marasa lafiya zasu haifar da cirrhosis na hanta da ciwon hanta.Sauran rabin marasa lafiya suna da iyaka kuma suna iya murmurewa ta atomatik.