GB virus C

English

Alternative forms

• GBV-C

Etymology

named after a surgeon, G. Barker, who fell ill in 1966 with a non-A non-B hepatitis, at the time thought to be caused by a new, infectious hepatic virus

Noun

GB virus C (uncountable)

1. Pegivirus C, an RNA Pegivirus that infects humans, though not known to cause human disease; coinfection seems to slow the progression of HIV disease

Synonyms

• HPgV
• (former name) hepatitis G virus (HGV)

Related terms

• GBV-A, GBV-B, GBV-D