GB virus C

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

 * , an RNA that infects humans, though not known to cause human disease; coinfection seems to slow the progression of HIV disease

Synonyms

 * HPgV
 * hepatitis G virus (HGV)

Related terms

 * GBV-A, GBV-B, GBV-D