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Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.

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ClayB
ClayB
I know GT 1 has historically been the hardest to treat, what is the most common and the least common GTs
WarriorGal
WarriorGal
1a - mostly found in North & South America; also common in Australia
1b - mostly found in Europe and Asia.
2a - is the most common genotype 2 in Japan and China.
2b - is the most common genotype 2 in the U.S. and Northern Europe.
2c - the most common genotype 2 in Western and Southern Europe.
3a - highly prevalent here in Australia (40% of cases) and South Asia.
4a - highly prevalent in Egypt
4c - highly prevalent in Central Africa
5a - highly prevalent only in South Africa
6a - restricted to Hong Kong, Macau and Vietnam
7a and 7b - common in Thailand
8a, 8b & 9a - prevalent in Vietnam
10a & 11a - found in Indonesia
jansumner55
jansumner55
Thanks Warrior G it is interesting to see I have Geno 3a from australia and India/pakistan.............I never went to either ????lol
WarriorGal
WarriorGal
It just means that that strain of the disease is MOST COMMON in those areas (apparently with the exception of 6a) .

But people travel worldwide and immigrate and bring these strains with them. In No America, the lower the number, the more common.
WarriorGal
WarriorGal
I'm 1B and was never in Asia in my life and was not to Europe until well after I contracted HCV in the 60s...not did I ever share a needle with anyone who was European or Asian to my knowledge. They are just "gifts" brought here from other parts of the world.