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Eliminating the public health problem of hepatitis B and C in the United States : phase one report / Gillian J. Buckley and Brian L. Strom, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.). Committee on a National Strategy for the Elimination of Hepatitis B and C, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hepatitis B--United States--Prevention.
- Hepatitis B.
- Hepatitis C--United States--Prevention.
- Hepatitis C.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (187 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- "Hepatitis B and C cause most cases of hepatitis in the United States and the world. The two diseases account for about a million deaths a year and 78 percent of world's hepatocellular carcinoma and more than half of all fatal cirrhosis. In 2013 viral hepatitis, of which hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are the most common types, surpassed HIV and AIDS to become the seventh leading cause of death worldwide. The world now has the tools to prevent hepatitis B and cure hepatitis C. Perfect vaccination could eradicate HBV, but it would take two generations at least. In the meantime, there is no cure for the millions of people already infected. Conversely, there is no vaccine for HCV, but new direct-acting antivirals can cure 95 percent of chronic infections, though these drugs are unlikely to reach all chronically-infected people anytime soon. This report, the first of two, examines the feasibility of hepatitis B and C elimination in the United States and identifies critical success factors. The phase two report will outline a strategy for meeting the elimination goals discussed in this report"-- Publisher's description.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 8, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 9780309438025
- 0309438020
- 9780309438001
- 0309438004
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