Viral Hepatitis Flashcards
(24 cards)
Match the following forms of hepatitis with the appro-
priate description (a-d), using each answer only once.
- _______ Acute hepatitis
- _______ Fulminant acute hepatitis
- _______ Subclinical hepatitis without jaundice
- _______ Chronic hepatitis
a. This rare form is associated with hepatic failure.
b. Typical form of hepatitis with associated jaundice
c. Probably accounts for persons with serum antibodies
but no history of hepatitis
d. Accompanied by hepatic inflammation and necrosis
- b
- a
- c
- d
Match the following (use an answer only once).
5. _______ Hepatitis A
6. _______ Hepatitis B
7. _______ Hepatitis D
8. _______ Hepatitis C
a. Intact virus is the Dane particle
b. Transmission by both parenteral and nonparenteral
routes
c. Requires HBV as a helper
d. Most common form of hepatitis
- d
- a
- c
- b
Match the following (use an answer only once).
9. _______ Hepatitis A
10. _______ Hepatitis B
11. _______ Delta agent
12. _______ Hepatitis C
a. Should receive immune globulin intramuscularly
after exposure
b. Defective or incomplete RNA virus
c. Has an epidemiology similar to that of HAV
d. Previously called Australia antigen
- a
- d
- b
- c
Match the following serologic markers with the
appropriate description.
13. _______ HBsAg
14. _______ HBeAg
15. _______ Anti-HBc
16. _______ Anti-HBe
17. _______ Anti-HBs
a. Indicator of recent HBV infection may be only
serologic marker during the window phase
b. Found in the serum of some patients who are
HBsAg positive; marker for level of virus, infectivity
c. A serologic marker of recovery and immunity
d. Initial detectable marker found in serum during
incubation period of HBV infection
e. In the case of acute hepatitis, the first serologic
evidence of the convalescent phase
- d
- b
- a
- e
- c
Of patients in the United States with chronic hepatitis B,
_______ of them acquired the virus in childhood.
a. Less than 20%
b. 20% to 30%
c. 30% to 40%
d. More than 40%
b. 20% to 30%
The rate of posttransfusion hepatitis C decreased to
_______ after the introduction of serologic testing in the
screening of blood donors.
a. Less than 1%
b. 5%
c. 10%
d. 15%
d. 15%
Match the following forms of hepatitis with the
correct average incubation time.
20. _______ Hepatitis A
21. _______ Hepatitis B
22. _______ Hepatitis C
a. 5 days
b. 25 days
c. 50 days
d. 75 days
e. 150 days
- b
- d
- c
Which form of hepatitis does not have a chronic form of
the disease?
a. Hepatitis A
b. Hepatitis B
c. Hepatitis C
a. Hepatitis A
Another name for hepatitis B infection is:
a. Infectious hepatitis
b. Long incubation hepatitis
c. Australia antigen
d. Dane particle
b. Long incubation hepatitis
The most frequent clinical response to hepatitis B virus is:
a. Jaundice within 75 days
b. Asymptomatic infection
c. Subclinical infection
d. Both b and c
d. Both b and c
The first laboratory screening test of donor blood was for
the detection of:
a. HBc
b. HBsAg
c. HBe
d. Anti-HBe
a. HBc
Which surface marker is a reliable marker for the
presence of high levels of hepatitis B virus (HBV ) and a
high degree of infectivity?
a. HBeAg
b. HBsAg
c. HBcAg
d. Anti-HBsAg
b. HBsAg
The only serologic marker during the anti-core window
period of hepatitis B (the time between disappearance of
detectable HBsAg and appearance of detectable anti-
HBs) may be:
a. Anti-HBs
b. Anti-HBc
c. Anti-HBe
d. HBsAg
b. Anti-HBc
Which of the following is a characteristic of the delta agent?
a. Is a DNA virus
b. Usually replicates only in HBV-infected hosts
c. Infects patients who are HBcAg positive
d. Is frequently found in the United States
b. Usually replicates only in HBV-infected hosts
Which of the following viruses is rarely implicated in
transfusion-associated hepatitis?
a. Hepatitis A
b. Hepatitis B
c. Hepatitis C
d. Cytomegalovirus
a. Hepatitis A
In health care workers, the risk of contracting hepatitis C
is _______the risk of contracting AIDS.
a. Lower than
b. Higher than
c. The same as
d. Not something to worry about compared to
b. Higher than
The specific diagnostic test for hepatitis C is:
a. Absence of anti-HAV and anti-HBsAg
b. Increase in liver serum enzyme levels
c. Detection of non-A, non-B antibodies
d. Anti-HCV
d. Anti-HCV
The earliest detectable serologic marker of acute hepatitis
C is:
a. Anti-HCV
b. Anti-HBc and liver serum enzyme abnormalities
c. HCV-RNA
d. Anti-HBs and anti-HBc
c. HCV-RNA
Primary hepatitis viruses are given this name because
they primarily attack:
a. A variety of body systems
b. The liver
c. The skin
d. The nervous system
b. The liver
Hepatitis A has all the following characteristics except:
a. DNA virus
b. Short-incubation hepatitis
c. Crowded, unsanitary conditions as a risk factor
d. Rare occurrence of transfusion acquisition
a. DNA virus
The Australia antigen is now called:
a. Dane particle
b. Long-incubation hepatitis
c. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)
d. Hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg)
c. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)
Which category has the highest incidence of acute
hepatitis C?
a. Low socioeconomic status
b. Dialysis
c. Transfusion
d. Illegal drug use
d. Illegal drug use
Which category has the lowest incidence of acute
hepatitis C?
a. Sexual, household
b. Dialysis
c. Drug abuse
d. Transfusion
d. Transfusion
Match each form of hepatitis to the appropriate mode
of transmission. (You may use an answer more than
once.)
45. _______ Hepatitis A
46. _______ Hepatitis B
47. _______ Hepatitis C
48. _______ Hepatitis E
a. Fecal-oral
b. Parenteral
c. Parenteral and nonparenteral
- a
- b
- c
- a
