This monograph, providing an up-to-date overview of the field of Hepatitis Prevention and Treatment, includes contributions from internationally recognized experts in the field of viral hepatitis, and covers the current state of knowledge and practice regarding the molecular biology, immunology, biochemistry, pharmacology and clinical aspects of chronic HBV and HCV infection. The volume includes salient topics such as: the history and epidemiology of HBV and HCV; recent insights into the molecular mechanisms of viral replication; the host immune response to infection and a discussion of the use (HBV) or potential development (HCV) of vaccines; the current standard of care for chronically-infected patients; and emerging therapies and issues associated with current antiviral treatments. The latest information to researchers and clinicians actively engaged in viral hepatitis research is provided, but also sufficient background and discussion of the literature to benefit the newcomer to the field.

comparison of HBV and HCV in one volume comprehensive overview of epidemiology, molecular biology, immunology, and therapy international and well-known authorship

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History of viral hepatitis.- Epidemiology of chronic hepatitis viruses: hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus.- Molecular virology of hepatitis B virus.- Molecular virology of hepatitis C virus.- Immunology of hepatitis B virus.- Immunology of hepatitis C virus.- Current treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis B virus infection.- Current standard of care in hepatitis C virus infection.- Viral response to therapy: viral dynamics.- Investigational drugs in clinical development for the treatment of chronic viral hepatitis.- Problems inherent to antiviral therapy.