Hepatitis caused by the hepatitis C virus is a disease of the liver that can last for a very long without treatment.

The Hep C virus can cause different kinds of damage to a person’s liver that is infected.

In the short term, virus damage caused by the Hep C virus usually produces fibrosis and can sometimes later cause mild scarring of the liver. As time passes with an infected and untreated liver, the risk of cirrhosis, a severe form of liver scarring, increases and causes many debilitating symptoms. Finally, an untreated infected liver may see the appearance of cancer, may result in liver failure, and may unfortunately lead to death.