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Hepatitis C: Patient Awareness
Hepatitis C is now one of the few chronic viral infections that can be cured — but only for people who know they have it. This Persian-language guide by hepatologist Dr. Seyed-Moayed Alavian covers transmission, diagnosis, prevention, and modern treatment, with dedicated chapters for people with haemophilia, thalassemia, and kidney disease.
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Author
Publisher
Pouyan Kowsar Health Publishing, 1st Edition
Publication date
May 3, 2022
Print length
152 pages
Language
Persian
ISBN
978-622-94614-1-9
Sponsored by
Salamat Pooyan
Audience
Patients, families, and the general public
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The Persian full text is freely available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence for personal, non-commercial use. For commercial or institutional use, contact the publisher.
About this book
Chronic viral hepatitis B and C are common worldwide, and public awareness of transmission, prevention, and treatment is one of the most effective tools for controlling them.
Recent years have brought major advances in hepatitis C treatment, and new medications make a hepatitis C-free future a realistic prospect. Identifying infected individuals, addressing risk factors, and starting treatment reduces prevalence and prevents new infections — which is why raising public knowledge is among the most important steps in controlling the disease.
Contents
Eleven chapters, including guidance for specific patient groups.
| Chapter | Page |
|---|---|
| 1. Structure and function of the digestive system | 7 |
| 2. What is hepatitis? | 19 |
| 3. What is hepatitis C? | 29 |
| 4. Diagnosis of hepatitis C | 53 |
| 5. Prevention | 65 |
| 6. Guidance for patients with haemophilia | 73 |
| 7. Guidance for patients with thalassemia | 91 |
| 8. Guidance for dialysis and kidney transplant patients | 95 |
| 9. Liver cancer | 101 |
| 10. Treatment | 111 |
| 11. Liver transplantation | 141 |
| References | 144 |
Note. This book is patient education, not a substitute for individual medical advice; antiviral treatment must be prescribed and monitored by a clinician. Copyright: published freely for personal, non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 International License. For other uses, contact the publisher.