SPECIAL ASPECTS OF HEPATITIS-B VIRUS AND DELTA-VIRUS INFECTION IN LATIN-AMERICA

Authors
TORRES JR MACHADO IV
Citation
Jr. Torres et Iv. Machado, SPECIAL ASPECTS OF HEPATITIS-B VIRUS AND DELTA-VIRUS INFECTION IN LATIN-AMERICA, Infectious disease clinics of North America, 8(1), 1994, pp. 13-27
Citations number
77
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases",Immunology
Journal title
Infectious disease clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
08915520
Volume
8
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
13 - 27
Database
ISI
SICI code
0891-5520(1994)8:1<13:SAOHVA>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
Viral hepatitis is a common condition in Latin America. Central and So uth American countries report several thousand new cases of viral hepa titis each year. This article reviews the hepatitis B virus and hepati tis delta virus infections as major public health problems in Latin Am erica. Their causes, symptoms, and special problems related to these s trains of hepatitis are discussed in detail.