Hepatitis A to G The Facts You Need to Know About All the Forms of This Dangerous Disease

by Berkman, Alan; Bakalar, Nicholas

• ISBN13: 9780446677233
• ISBN10: 044667723X
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-05-01
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Summary

Hepatitis is a growing epidemic caused by many deadly viruses labeled A to G, each requiring different diagnosis and treatment. Easily contracted in many ways, from drinking water to casual contact to sexual intercourse, this debilitating disease poses a risk to everyone. Now in trade paperback, here is the only book that gives readers the solid facts on all forms of this illness. Written by viral expert Dr. Alan Berkman and science author Nicholas Bakalar, this comprehensive, easy-to-read volume clearly explains how each hepatitis virus is contracted and avoided, and how to treat it with the latest medical breakthroughs.

Table of Contents

Hepatitis A to G: An Introduction	1	(17)
Hepatitis A: The Virus at Home and around the World	17	(26)
Hepatitis B: A Risk You Can Eliminate	43	(34)
Hepatitis C: The Basic Facts about the Virus	77	(33)
Hepatitis C: Treatment, and the Possibility of a Cure	110	(25)
Living with Hepatitis C	135	(17)
Hepatitis D: The Delta Virus	152	(11)
Hepatitis E	163	(6)
Hepatitis G and Beyond	169	(4)
Future Medicine: Research on Hepatitis	173	(9)
Afterword	182	(3)
Appendix: Blood Tests and the Diagnosis of Liver Disease	185	(8)
Resources	193	(6)
Bibliography	199	(8)
Index	207