Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that primarily affects the liver; it is a type of viral hepatitis.
The artwork is a stylized version of the HCV “lipovirion” with a Trojan horse-like combination of lipid particles (surface ribbon symbolizing apolipoproteins), E1E2 envelope glycoproteins (forked spikes), and HCV RNA genome (internal beads).
The Viral Hepatitis Center provides clinical care, education, conducts clinical and basic research while also training clinicians and other scientists to prevent, treat and ultimately eliminate disease related to hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections.
Commissioned by Friends of David Thomas, M.D., and the Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.