本书由英国伦敦大学医学院Arie J.Zuckerman教授和英国帝国医学院Howard C. Thomas教授主编，由来自美国、英国、法国、意大利、澳大利亚、西班牙、德国、希腊、日本、瑞士的83位著名教授和病毒学家参加编写。本书可供临床医生、病毒学家、流行病学研究人员及病理学家阅读、参考。全数共分8篇49章，内容包括甲～戊肝的基础和临床，以及GBV-A、GBV-B、 GBV-C等。本书的特点是对各型肝炎病毒及临床诊断和治疗进行专题研究、讨论，十分适合临床医生的口味和病毒学家的需要。

SECTION ⅠIntroduction

1 Clinical Features of Hepatitis

SECTION Ⅱ Hepatitis A Virus

2 Structure and Molecular Virology

3 Epidemiology

4 Natural History and Experimental

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SECTION Ⅲ Hepadnaviridae

7 Structure and Molecular Virology

8 Epidemiology of Hepatitis B

9 Avihepadnaviridae

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SECTION Ⅳ Hepatitis C Virus

SECTION Ⅴ Hepatitis D Virus

SECTION Ⅵ Hepatitis E Virus

SECTION Ⅶ New Hepatitis-Associated Flaviviruses

SECTION Ⅷ Clinical Aspects of Viral Liver Disease

INDEX

The etiological diagnosis of viral hepatitis is based on specific serological tests and cannot be made on epidemiological or clinical grounds. Although different hepatitis viruses tend to induce discernible clinical features, when large patient groups are analyzed there is considerable overlap in signs and symp-toms.