名词解释：丙型病毒性肝炎，简称为丙型肝炎、丙肝，是一种由丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)感染引起的病毒性肝炎，主要经输血、针刺、吸毒等传播，据世界卫生组织统计，全球HCV的感染率约为3%，估计约1.8亿人感染了HCV，每年新发丙型肝炎病例约3.5万例。丙型肝炎呈全球性流行，可导致肝脏慢性炎症坏死和纤维化，部分患者可发展为肝硬化甚至肝细胞癌(HCC)。你知道怎么用英语表达吗?

Thirteen people, including at least six children, were confirmed to have contractedhepatitis C in a recent outbreak in Guoyang county, Anhui province. Forty-three others were suspected to have been infected, but will have to go through more tests to confirm if they have actually contracted the disease.

The disease spread after a private clinic in the neighboring Henan province allegedly reused dirty needles, according to initial investigations led by Anhui's health bureau.

近日在安徽省涡阳县，包括至少六名儿童在内的13人确诊感染丙肝。另有43人疑似患丙肝，但是还需要进行更多检查才能确定是否确诊为丙肝。

安徽省卫生厅初步调查，此次感染中发现的丙肝阳性者均在河南省一个体诊所接受过不卫生的再生针头注射。

【讲解】

文中的“hepatitis C”就是“丙肝”的意思，“hepatitis ”是指“肝炎”。“hepatitis A”是“甲肝”，“hepatitis B”是“乙肝”。丙肝(hepatitis C)是一种传染病(infectious disease)，由丙型肝炎病毒(hepatitis C virus 简称HCV) 引起，主要通过血液(blood)等途径传播。