Researchers discovered GBV-C in 1995.They also called it hepatitis G but that name has been dropped because, unlike hepatitis viruses, this one does not seem to damage the liver.

• GBV-C是在1995年发现的，还被称为庚型肝炎，但是这个名字被否定掉了，因为它不同于肝炎病毒，它似乎并不会损伤肝脏。