Audia: Hepatitis ILA Flashcards
the major problem for viral hepatitis
chronic liver disease and HCC
picornavirus
acute diease
HAV (Hep A virus)
2 enteric acute diseases
HAV and HEV
hepadnavirus
acute
chronic/cancer
HBV (hep B virus)
flavivirus (RNA)
acute, chronic/cancer
HCV
RNA virus
co-infection with HBV
chronic/fulminant
HDV
oral-fecal transmission
infectious hepatitis
NO chronic or carrier state
Hepatitis A
2-4 wk incubation (IgM then IgG)
Hepatitis A
naked capsid
+ssRNA
HAV
replication of HAV:
receptor mediated endocytosis
uncoat and RNA released in cytoplasm
single polyprotein made and chopped up by protease into functional subunits
type of virus that is ready to be translated once it gets into host cell cytoplasm
+ssRNA
extremely stable due to no envelope
Hep A
sx’s of fever, fatigue, nausea, abd pain occur abruptly
Hep A
incubation period is average of 30 days
Hep A
can see jaundice within 2-4 wks as compared to hep B 1-6 months
Hep A
close personal contact
contaminated food/water (shellfish)!
blood exposure (rare)
Hep A
to dx:
time course of sx’s
identify source
serology
Hep A
best way to prevent Hep A
vaccine
hepadnavirus
spreads by blood/bodily fluids
Hep B
can lead to chronic disease and HCC
Hep B
“serum hepatitis”
Hep B
enveloped virus
dsDNA genome
has surface Ag
Hep B