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The last ten years of the previous century and the first ten years of the new millennium have dramatically changed the history of hepatology. In this book all the aspects of chronic hepatitis B and C will be discussed in detail with focus on epidemiology, natural history and treatment. The future of the modern hepatology is to cure and control early diseases with the aim to reach a real reduction in morbidity and mortality. The Authors dedicate this book to the physicians who would like to approach the problems of patients with chronic hepatitis.ContentsEPIDEMIOLOGY OF HBV INFECTION NATURAL HISTORY OF CHRONIC HEPATITIS B VIRUS INFECTION AND DISEASE STANDARD THERAPY FOR CHRONIC HEPATITIS B TREATMENT OF PATIENTS TOLERANT TO HEPATITIS B VIRUS HEPATITIS B VACCINATION: AN UPDATE ON A STRATEGY OF SUCCESS EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HCV INFECTIONEXTRAHEPATIC MANIFESTATION OF HCV INFECTION NOVEL OBSERVATIONS IN CHRONIC HEPATITIS C STANDARD THERAPY FOR CHRONIC HCV INFECTION NEW AGENTS FOR CHRONIC HCV HEPATITIS CARCINOGENESIS IN HCV AND HBV HEPATITIS PREGNANCY AND HEPATITIS VIRUSES RECURRENCE OF HBV AND HCV INFECTION POST LIVER TRANSPLANT