"..an "endogenous retrovirus" -- a creation of the body's own genetic material that looks and functions partly like a virus, but is not an infection because it comes from the body's own cells."
So the conclusion is that a poor diet, redundant alcohol consumption and a genetic predisposition to the effects of same are the true causes of HCV?
Again there are many causes of hepatitis. This is because hepatitis is simply inflammation of the liver.