Hepatitis C : an Australian perspective.

摘要: World-wide, an estimated 170 million people are infected with the hepatitis C virus and 3 to 4 newly each year. In Australia, is most commonly notified communicable disease, 200,000 currently 11,000 new infections This book provides a comprehensive, authoritative up-to-date guide C. Following chapter, â?~Living C: constant bloody struggleâ?T, in which 5 living tell their stories, bookâ?Ts 21 chapters grouped into six sections: â?¢ The - (virology molecular virology, laboratory diagnosis, vaccine development); disease (pathology pathogenesis, natural history, extrahepatic manifestations, HCV/HIV co-infection); â?¢ Clinical management (assessment monitoring, antiviral therapy, alternative therapies, decision-making); â?¢ Living (quality of life, discrimination); epidemic (transmission, epidemiology, transfusion, epidemiology among IDUs); â?¢ Responding (developing policy, role community-based councils, peer education, gaining control epidemic). The on virus, treatments state-of-the-art expositions current knowledge by acknowledged experts field. Many virusâ?T â?~Responding epidemicâ?T document Australiaâ?Ts innovative effective policy program development response epidemic. will prove essential all interest those infected, families, friends colleagues; physicians, public health workers, social community counsellors, biomedical scientists, policy-makers, students.