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most widely used method of hepa testing

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ELISA

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Hepa A (HAV) is a member for the family?

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Picornaviridae

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hepa A transmisison

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fecal-oral route

fecal contamination of food or water

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hepa A infection on children

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asymptomatic

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incubation period of hepa A

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10-50 days

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symptomatic infection includes?

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  • fever
  • anorexia
  • vomiting
  • fatigue
  • abdominal pain
  • malaise

patient may become jaundiced

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T or F: hepa A symptoms are more severe in children.

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False, more severe in pregnant women

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recovery period of hepa A

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2-4 weeks

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mortality rate of hepa A

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0.1% and chronic disease rarely occurs

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inactivated vaccines was first developed in ___ and are recommended for ___

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developed in 1995, recommended for:
- travelers
- drug abusers
- children

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a single acute sample with a high titer of ___ compared to ___ is considered diagnostic of an acute infection of hepa A

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high titer of IgM than IgG

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lab tests for hepa A

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  • AST and ALT increased
  • hyperbilirubinemia
  • decreased albumin
  • tea-colored urine
  • pale-colored stools
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paired sera (acute collected at onset of symptoms and convalescent 3-4 weeks later) are analyzed for an?

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increase anti-HAV antibodies

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t or f: AST and ALT are increased, peak before jaundice occurs in HAV

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true

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t or f: anti-HAV antibodies are present at onset of symptoms and for years afterward

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true

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HBV is partially a double-stranded DNA, member of the family ___

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Hepadnaviridae

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dane particle: the complete HBV that can cause infection

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42 nm

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transmission of HBV is via __

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mucous membranes

  • sexual contact
  • wound contacting contaminated blood and body fluids
  • parenterally
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this occurs through transfusion of contaminated blood products, hemodialysis, intravenous drug use, contaminated needle sticks, tattooing, acupuncture, or ear piercing

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parenteral infection

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enumerate the high-risk people of acquiring HBV

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  • intravenous drug users
  • men who have sex with men
  • hemodialysis patients
  • healthcare workers
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HBV
incubation period:
recovery period:

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incubation: 50-180 days
recovery: within 6 months

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acute infection of HBV can last up to 6 months, true or false

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true

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symptoms of HBV

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  • fever
  • anorexia
  • vomiting
  • fatigue
  • malaise
  • jaundice
  • arthralgia
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t or f: approx. 5% of infected patients develop a chronic infection, in which the patient remains hepa A surface antigen (HAsAg) positive

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false, hepa B

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if chronic infections are active in HBV, this can be resulted to what diseases?
hepatocellular carcinoma or liver cirrhosis
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t or f: all chronic carriers in HBV shed virus
true
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this vaccine is recommended for healthcare workers
recombinant HBV
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presence of this antigen indicated infectivity and the concentration of this continues to rise and peaks about midway through the acute infection
HBsAg
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HBV: first marker that appears at the end of the incubation period is the?
HBsAg
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after HBsAg is detected in the blood, ___ appears
Hepatitis Be antigen
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HBV: this marker appear and begins to rise a couple of weeks into the acute infection
hepatitis B core (anti-HBc) begins to rise a couple of weeks into the acute infection
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HBeAg peaks at ___ and disappears about ___
peaks at midway through the acute infection and disappears about two-thirds of the way through acute phase
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this marker peaks at the end of the acute infection stage after HBsAg is no longer detectable and before antibody to hepa B surface antigen can be detected
anti-HBc this period "core window"
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HBV: what antibody peaks a few weeks after the acute infection stage then disappears in about 6 months during reocvery
anti-HBc IgM
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this antibody will persist for several decades
anti-HBc IgM
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this antibody begins to rise and peaks about 2-16 weeks later at the end of acute stage
anti-HBe
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the concentration of this antibody decreases slightly during a person's lifetime but never disappears
anti-HBe
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HBV: last marker to appear in which at the end of acute stage and the beginning of recovery stage.
anti-HBs
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t or f: anti-HBs concentration peaks then plateaus during recovery and disappears.
false, it never disappears
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presence of this antibody indicates immunity
anti-HBs
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markers of HBV in order
- HBsAg - HBeAg - anti-HBc - anti-HBc igM - anti-HBc igG - anti-HBe - anti-HBs
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if chronic infection of HBV, patient do not produce this detectable levels of ___ and HBsAg persists
anti-HBs
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a single-stranded RNA virus
Hepa C virus
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HCV is the member of the family?
Hepacivirus
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HCV transmission
- parenteral - sexual - perinatal
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most common HCV transmisison
parenteral
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incubation period of HCV
2-26 weeks
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acute infections of this virus are asymptomatic or mild
HCV
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symptoms of HCV include __
- nausea - vomiting - abdominal pain - fatigue - malaise - jaundice
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HCV: approx. ___ of cases become chronic, with ___ leading to cirrhosis
approx. **50-80%** of cases become chronic, with **25%** leading to cirrhosis
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diagnostic of HCV infection
anti-HCV
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why does anti-HCV IgM does not distinguish acute and chronic diseases?
because both igM and IgG antibodies are detectable for years
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which is more accurate for testing HCV infection? ELISA or immunoblot assay?
immunoblot since ELISA test can have false positive results
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unclassified, single-stranded RNA virus
hepa D (Delta hepatitis)
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HDV requires this antigen from HBV to replicate and infect host
HBsAg
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HDV transmission
- parenteral - transmucosal
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this occurs when patients acquire HBV and HDV infections simultaneously
coinfection
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this occurs in patients with an established HBV infection who acquire HDV infection
superinfection
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this infection occur and progress to chronic HBV/HDV infection
superinfection
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patients with chronic HBV/HDV infection have poor prognosis because of?
severe liver damage, inflammation, and cirrhosis
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t or f: only HBsAg positive patients are tested for HDV
true
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first marker to appear in HDV infection, which is detectable about 1-4 days before symptoms start
HDV-Ag
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markers of HDV infection (in order/which one to appear first)
- HDV-Ag - IgM anti HDV - low levels of IgG anti-HDV
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switch to high levels of IgG anti-HDV indicates?
past HDV infection
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condition which the skin, whites of the eyes, and mucous membranes turn yellow because of high level of bilirubin, a yellow-orange bile pigment
jaundice
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condition which your liver is scarred and permanently damage
liver cirrhosis
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hepa E transmission
fecal-oral route
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incubation period of HEV
2-8 weeks
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symptoms of hepa E
- jaundice - nausea - fatigue
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chronic HEV can lead to?
weak immune system pregnancy
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which Hepa infection has no treatment?
hepa A and hepa E
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only occurs in people already infected with hepa B
hepa D
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which hepa infection has vaccine available?
A, B, D
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treatment for hepa B
alpha interferon and peginterferon
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hepa D treatment
interferon
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which hepa infection is can be transmitted through fecal-oral route?
A and E
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which hepa infection can be acquired through blood contact (3 answers)
B, C, D
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this hepa infection can also spread via infected tears or saliva
Hepa B
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this hepa infection has no permanent damage to liver
hepa A
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hepa C treatment
direct-acting antiviral drugs

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