A new treatment of hepatitis C is proven to " cure " 90 % of infected patients within 12 weeks , the scientists said .
This study is a " major breakthrough " and mark the " turning point " treatment of hepatitis C , experts say ..
Over 200,000 people in the UK are infected with hepatitis and mortality due to infection increased three times since 1996 .
Only 3 % of patients in the UK who are currently applying existing treatment . The success rate is only half of it.
Click Hepatitis C is a virus that can infect and damage the liver .
This virus moves through blood or body fluids of infected persons .
This disease can be spread through needle tattooing or people taking drugs and using the same needle .
Researchers at Central University of Texas Health Science test a new drug that is eaten by mouth in 380 patients at 78 medical centers in Spain , Germany , Britain , and the United States in 2013.
Lead investigator Dr. Fred Poordad says , " This is fantastic . I am very happy for the patients . Finally there is hope for their future . "
He said the drug works by targeting a protein that makes hepatitis C and stop doubling .
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