Hepatitis B Prevention and Treatment

Author: Qiu Jianxing
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: Hepatitis B is a serious infectious disease that endangers people's lives and health. Its wide prevalence, high incidence rate, strong transmissibility, significant harm, and large number of affected individuals are unmatched by other infectious diseases. In China alone, there are 150 million patients (including carriers), accounting for nearly 1/10 of the population. This book discusses the composition, replication, transmission routes, epidemiological characteristics, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations of the hepatitis B virus. It also covers hepatitis B testing and the analysis of laboratory results, as well as the characteristics of hepatitis B in children and the elderly. The book introduces the prevention and treatment of hepatitis B, particularly its treatments such as dietary therapy, fruit and vegetable treatment, and Qigong therapy.