What is the difference between Hepatitis C and liver disease?

Answer 1

Hepatitis C is a blood-borne, infectious, viral disease that is caused by a hepatotropic virus called Hepatitis C virus (HCV). The infection can cause liver inflammation that is often asymptomatic, but ensuing chronic hepatitis can result later in cirrhosis (fibrotic scarring of the liver) and liver cancer.

Many diseases of the liver are accompanied by jaundice caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the system. The bilirubin results from the breakup of the hemoglobin of dead red blood cells; normally, the liver removes bilirubin from the blood and excretes it through bile.
Liver Diseases:
* Hepatitis
* Cirrhosis
* Hemochromatosis
* Cancer of the liver
* Wilson's disease
* Primary sclerosing cholangitis.
* Primary biliary cirrhosis
* Budd-Chiari syndrome
* Gilbert's syndrome
* Glycogen storage disease type II

Answer 2

Hep C is a liver disease. There are a lot of different types of liver disease.
"Liver disease" is a very generalized term. Hepatitis A, B, and C are types of liver disease, as well as Cirrhosis, Reye's Syndrome, Porphyria, Hemochromatosis, and Liver Cancer.
Hepatitis C (HCV) is a type of viral hepatitis. 150,000 people are infected with HCV every year. Modes of transmission include blood transfusion, IV drug needles, unclean tattoo or piercing needles, having multiple sexual partners, or working in the healthcare field in a location (laboratory, nurse, doctor, phlebotimist) where you could potentially be exposed to an individual with HCV.
Individuals testing positive for HCV should be referred to a gastroenterologist or a liver specialist to determine the significance of the reactive antibody and whether or not the individual has chronic or acute hepatitis.

Answer 3

Liver disease could mean any disease related to the liver...cirrhosis, cancer, etc. Hep. C is a specific type of virus that invades the liver. It is one of several types of Hep. viruses called Hepatitis A through E (last I heard, there may be more by now).

Answer 4

Hepatitis C is a Blood Borne Venereal Disease which harms the liver. Liver disease is a group of diseases, of which Hep C is one such disease, which harms the liver.

Answer 5

Hep C is a liver disease

Just saying liver disease covers a lot of other problems, cyrhosis for example

Answer 6

LIVER DISEASE IS A GENERAL TERM ENCOMPASSING ALL AILMENTS AFFLICTING THE LIVER WHEREAS HEPATITIS C IS A VIRAL INFECTION INVOLVING THE LIVER.IT IS A VERY SPECIFIC DISEASE AND CAN LEAD TO LIVER FAILURE OR LIVER CANCER .

Answer 7

hepatitis c is a disease which causes jaundice in the human body