Abstract:All over the world hepatitis C is a global medical and social health problem, along with HIV infection, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, etc. According to the latest WHO estimates, the overall number of patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in 2015 amounted to 71 million people (1 % of the world’s population). In Russia there are 5 million such patients. The largest number of people registered with CHC diagnosed in the Russian Federation is registered and lives in the Volga Federal District – 23.3 % (143,477 peopl… Show more
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