Learn about chronic viral hepatitis B and C, including their transmission, prevention, and treatment
Guía integral sobre la Hepatitis C para información pública
Chronic hepatitis B and C are widespread yet controllable — and hepatitis C is now curable for most people who are diagnosed. This Spanish-language guide by hepatologist Dr. Seyed-Moayed Alavian explains transmission, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment, with dedicated chapters for people with haemophilia, thalassemia, and kidney disease.
Author
Publisher
Pouyan Kowsar Health Publishing, 1st Edition
Publication date
June 2, 2022
Print length
172 pages
Language
Spanish
ISBN
978-622-94614-7-1
Sponsored by
Salamat Pooyan
Audience
Spanish-speaking patients, families, and the general public
Read this book
The Spanish full text is freely available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. For commercial use, please get in touch with the publisher.
About this book
Chronic viral hepatitis B and C are prevalent worldwide, yet both can be effectively controlled by raising public awareness of transmission routes, prevention, and treatment. Hepatitis C in particular is a leading cause of liver failure and cirrhosis.
Recent advances in hepatitis C treatment have made a hepatitis C-free society a realistic prospect: by identifying and treating infected individuals and addressing the associated risk factors, new infections can be prevented. Public education remains critical to that effort.
While achieving a world without hepatitis C is challenging, it is an achievable goal with sustained efforts.Seyed Moayed Alavian, MD — Professor of Hepatology, Middle East Region, 2015
Contents
Eleven chapters, including guidance for specific patient groups.
| Chapter | Page |
|---|---|
| 1. Structure and function of the gastrointestinal tract | 11 |
| 2. What is hepatitis? | 23 |
| 3. What is hepatitis C? | 33 |
| 4. Diagnosis of hepatitis C | 55 |
| 5. Prevention | 69 |
| 6. For patients with haemophilia | 79 |
| 7. For patients with thalassemia | 97 |
| 8. For dialysis and kidney transplant patients | 103 |
| 9. Liver cancer | 111 |
| 10. Liver transplant | 123 |
| 11. Treatment | 155 |
Note. This book is patient and public education, not a substitute for individual medical advice; diagnosis and antiviral treatment must be managed by a clinician. Copyright: freely available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 License. For commercial use, contact the publisher.