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How does hepatitis C become chronic?

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How does hepatitis C become chronic?

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Most of the time hepatitis C is chronic. Family physician Sharecare Advisory Board member Daniel Spogen, MD, describes why hepatitis C becomes chronic and how long it can lie dormant before symptoms start.

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