Hepatitis C: Epidemiology, Prevention and Elimination : Volume 1 /

This volume focuses on epidemiology, genetic diversity and global distribution of Hepatitis C, as well as laboratory diagnosis. Furthermore, the book explores the natural history of the virus and discusses international elimination strategies. The two volume work on Hepatitis C introduces to the top...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Hatzakis, Angelos (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021.
Edition:	1st ed. 2021.
Subjects:	Medical microbiology. Virology. Health promotion. Medical Microbiology. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Historical Aspects
Virology
HCV Genotypes and HCV Evolution
Pathogenesis and Histopathology
Laboratory Diagnosis
Epidemiology
Transmission
PWIDs and other key populations
Natural history
Modeling of natural history
Surveillance
Burden of disease
Molecular epidemiology
Prevention
Health Care Associated Hepatitis
Harm reduction in PWIDs
Sexually, vertical and unusual ways of transmission
Secondary prevention and screening
Treatment-as-Prevention.