Hepatitis B is widespread, but controllable. Raise awareness, avoid unhealthy habits, and follow medical advice. Live well, and manage the disease.
Comprehensive Guideline for Hepatitis B People Awareness
Hepatitis B is widespread but controllable. This English-language guide by hepatologist Dr. Seyed Moayed Alavian walks the general reader from liver anatomy through diagnosis, carrier status, antiviral treatment, and vaccination — with the practical message that infection is compatible with marriage, family life, and a long healthy one.
Author
Publisher
Pouyan Kowsar Health Publishing, 1st Edition
Publication date
May 11, 2022
Print length
96 pages
Language
English
ISBN
978-622-94614-0-2
Sponsored by
Salamat Pooyan
Audience
Patients, families, and the general public
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The full text is freely available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. For commercial or institutional use, contact the publisher.
About this book
Viral hepatitis is widespread worldwide, and hepatitis B is among its most common forms — a significant cause of liver failure and cirrhosis. Solving the problem of hepatitis depends on raising awareness across the whole of society, and prevention depends on understanding how the virus is actually transmitted.
The book's central message is a practical one: hepatitis B is compatible with living, marriage, and family life. Following health advice, avoiding smoking, alcohol, obesity, and fatty foods, and adhering to medical guidance on prevention and treatment are what keep the disease under control. Hepatitis B is, today, a manageable condition.
Resolving the problem of hepatitis requires increasing awareness among all members of society. Fortunately, hepatitis B is a manageable disease today.
Seyed Moayed Alavian, MD — Professor of Hepatology, from the author's introduction (Paris, 2015)
Contents
Five chapters, from liver function to vaccination.
| Chapter | Page |
|---|---|
| 1. Structure and function of the digestive systemLiver structure and function; the liver's role in health and detoxification; protein production; bile production | 6 |
| 2. Viral hepatitis B — from microscope to diagnosisVirology; the hepatitis B virus; viral indicators; prevalence; routes of transmission; in-family transmission; signs and symptoms; diagnosis; hepatic enzymes; liver biopsy; FibroScan | 16 |
| 3. Hepatitis B carriersSigns and symptoms in carriers; notes for HBV carriers; treatment; prognosis; acute and chronic hepatitis | 36 |
| 4. Treatment of hepatitis BAlpha-interferon — usage, benefits, and complications; lamivudine; adefovir; entecavir; tenofovir; conclusion | 48 |
| 5. VaccinationTarget groups; how the vaccine is administered; effectiveness; adverse effects; questions and answers | 60 |
Note. This book is patient education, not a substitute for individual medical advice — treatment choices, including antivirals, must be made with a clinician. Copyright: freely available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 License; for commercial use, contact the publisher.