Hepatitis C is now curable in 95%+ of patients in 8–12 weeks — the most dramatic infectious disease advance in 20 years. This 2026 guide covers how HCV silently damages the liver for decades, all 6 FDA-approved DAA regimens with an 8-column comparison table, what SVR12 cure means, the amiodarone black box warning, Mavyret as first-line for CKD, and HCV vs hepatitis A vs B comparison.