Viral Hepatitis

Diagnosis, Therapy, and Prevention
1999
ISBN: 978-0-89603-424-2
Verlag: Humana Press

Buch, Englisch, 403 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1720 g

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

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Specter, Steven

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Medizinische Mikrobiologie & Virologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Infektionskrankheiten
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Hepatologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2 Hepatitis A Virus: Biology, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Clinical Description, and Diagnosis.- 3 Hepatitis B Virus: Biology, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Clinical Description, and Diagnosis.- 4 Hepatitis C Virus: Biology, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Clinical Description, and Diagnosis.- 5 Hepatitis D Virus: Biology, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Clinical Description, and Therapy.- 6 Hepatitis E Virus: Biology, Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Clinical Description, Diagnosis, and Prevention.- 7 The GB Viruses: Discovery, Molecular Biology, Diagnosis, and Epidemiology.- 8 Laboratory Diagnosis of Viral Hepatitis.- 9 Antiviral Chemotherapy for Viral Hepatitis.- 10 Hepatitis A Vaccines.- 11 Hepatitis B Vaccines.