VIRAL-HEPATITIS

Viral hepatitis continues to be a major cause of chronic liver disease and one of the most common indications for liver transplantation. Ind ications for hepatitis A acid hepatitis B vaccination, the transmissio n and treatment of hepatitis B infection both before and after liver t ransplant, and the epidemiology, natural history, and treatment of hep atitis C infection are discussed. Hepatitis G infection is also consid ered, although the search for a disease associated with this virus con tinues to be unsuccessful.