Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-193) and index.
ch. 1. Illness -- ch. 2. Discovering hepatitis C -- ch. 3. Hepatitis C and chronic hepatitis -- ch. 4. Hepatitis C and end-stage liver disease -- ch. 5. Hepatitis C and liver transplantation -- ch. 6. Stopping the spread of hepatitis C: blood transfusions, recreational drug use, sex, tattoos, acupuncture, manicures, pedicures, and body piercing -- ch. 7. Hepatitis C and alcohol -- ch. 8. Search for the holy grail -- ch. 9. Diet and nutrition -- ch. 10. Hepatitis C and interferon -- ch. 11. Alternative medicine or unconventional medicine -- ch. 12. Body's efforts to fight hepatitis C, and potential vaccines -- ch. 13. Your skin and joints: effects of hepatitis C outside the liver -- ch. 14. Hepatitis C and your kidneys -- ch. 15. Your immune system -- ch. 16. Psychological impact of hepatitis C