Hepatitis C Antibody (Anti-HCV)
This test looks for antibodies to the Hepatitis C virus in your blood. Antibodies are proteins your immune system makes when it has been exposed to a virus. Finding these antibodies means you have been infected with the Hepatitis C virus at some point.
When is it needed?
Suspected Hepatitis C infectionBefore starting certain medicationsAbnormal liver function testsExposure to Hepatitis C virusBefore blood donation
How to prepare
No special preparation needed.
More about this test
This test looks for antibodies to the Hepatitis C virus in your blood. Antibodies are proteins your immune system makes when it has been exposed to a virus. Finding these antibodies means you have been infected with the Hepatitis C virus at some point.
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