Main description:

Leading international virologists review the state-of-the-art in the biology, pathogenesis, and epidemiology of the hepatitis viruses. The authorities writing here examine the five well-recognized hepatitis viruses, A through E, and some of the newer agents, the so-called non- A-E hepatitis viruses. They also provide in-depth discussions of the biological nature of the viruses, the pathogenesis of the acute and chronic diseases they cause, the methods and ease with which they are transmitted, and their clinical signs and symptoms. Additional topics include diagnostic tests and routine blood screening, new vaccines, and the use of interferon and antiviral drugs. Viral Hepatitis: Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prevention provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the hepatitis viruses currently available

Contents:

Introduction, Steven Specter. Hepatitis A Virus: Biology, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Clinical Description, and Diagnosis, Jack T. Stapleton. Hepatitis B Virus: Biology, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Clinical Description, and Diagnosis, Girish N. Vyas and T.S. Benedict Yen. Hepatitis C Virus: Biology, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Clinical Description, and Diagnosis, Mauro Bendinelli, Maria Linda Vatteroni, Fabrizio Maggi, and Mauro Pistello. Hepatitis D Virus: Biology, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Clinical Description, and Therapy, Antonia Smedile and Giorgio Verme. Hepatitis E Virus: Biology, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Clinical Description, Diagnosis, and Prevention, Patrice O. Yarbough and Albert W. Tam. The GB Viruses: Discovery, Molecular Biology, Diagnosis, and Epidemiology, Thomas P. Leary and Isa K. Mushahwar. Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Hepatitis, Richard L. Hodinka. Antiviral Chemotherapy for Viral Hepatitis, Christopher O'Brien and Dilip Moonka. Hepatitis A Vaccines, John A. Lewis. Hepatitis B Vaccines, Steven Specter. Index.