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 HBV and HCV are non‐cytopathic viruses

 The liver damage they cause is therefore considered to be a consequence of an immunopathological process

 Chronic hepatitis is characterised by an ineffective response by T‐cells, which are unable to complete the viral clearance and therefore result in continuous cycles of low‐level cell destruction