1.   Over half the patients who acquire acute hepatitis C virus infection develop chronic hepatitis.

2.   In recovering, Heidler developed hepatitis, and a life-threatening staphylococcal infection nearly led to amputation of his legs.

3.   Silverman said he wondered whether Cavanaugh was developing hepatitis, because a urine test showed traces of bile, a pigment made in the liver.

4.   If the immune system is unable to eliminate the virus alone, the patient may go on to develop chronic hepatitis and thus become a carrier.

5.   Within six weeks, he helped administer anesthesia to five other patients, all of whom developed hepatitis C.