title: The epidemiology of viral hepatitis in the United States.
abstract: Hepatitis types A, B, and C are the most important forms of viral hepatitis in the Unites States. High-risk sexual and drug use behavior have been associated with epidemics of hepatitis A and endemic transmission of both hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Immune globulin preparations and vaccines have been developed that effectively prevent hepatitis A and hepatitis B. In the absence of such preventive measures, the prevention of hepatitis C will depend on a better understanding of the host and environmental factors that facilitate transmission of this disease.
authors.affiliation: Hepatitis Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Alter
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Mast
mesh_terms: D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D003699:Hepatitis D / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines
chemical_list: D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines