- What is hepatitis C?
- How do I get hepatitis C?
- How common is hepatitis C?
- What can happen to me after I become infected?
- Acute resolving infection
- Fulminant hepatitis
- Chronic hepatitis C
The hepatitis C virus infects liver cells. It may take some time but eventually, the body's immune system realizes that the liver is infected and will try to fight it off. What happens to you largely depends on how well your immune system copes with hepatitis C:
When you are ready, you can move on to learn about the tests for hepatitis C.