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. 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)
  • GBV-A, GBV-B, GBV-D
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