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 - Pegivirus C species, an RNA Pegivirus genus 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) Related terms GBV-A, GBV-B, GBV-D