LEADER 02523nam 2200433 450 001 9910798456803321 005 20230808193801.0 010 $a0-309-43802-0 010 $a0-309-43800-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000731442 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4558366 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000731442 100 $a20160713h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aEliminating the public health problem of hepatitis B and C in the United States $ephase one report /$fGillian J. Buckley and Brian L. Strom, editors 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cThe National Academies Press,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (187 pages) 311 $a0-309-43799-7 330 1 $a"Hepatitis B and C cause most cases of hepatitis in the United States and the world. The two diseases account for about a million deaths a year and 78 percent of world's hepatocellular carcinoma and more than half of all fatal cirrhosis. In 2013 viral hepatitis, of which hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are the most common types, surpassed HIV and AIDS to become the seventh leading cause of death worldwide. The world now has the tools to prevent hepatitis B and cure hepatitis C. Perfect vaccination could eradicate HBV, but it would take two generations at least. In the meantime, there is no cure for the millions of people already infected. Conversely, there is no vaccine for HCV, but new direct-acting antivirals can cure 95 percent of chronic infections, though these drugs are unlikely to reach all chronically-infected people anytime soon. This report, the first of two, examines the feasibility of hepatitis B and C elimination in the United States and identifies critical success factors. The phase two report will outline a strategy for meeting the elimination goals discussed in this report"--$cPublisher's description. 606 $aHepatitis B$zUnited States$xPrevention 606 $aHepatitis C$zUnited States$vPrevention 607 $aUnited States$2fast 615 0$aHepatitis B$xPrevention. 615 0$aHepatitis C 676 $a614.34 702 $aBuckley$b Gillian J. 702 $aStrom$b Brian L. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910798456803321 996 $aEliminating the public health problem of hepatitis B and C in the United States$93844014 997 $aUNINA