Exam 3 Hepatitis B, D Flashcards
Hepatitis B virus is part of what family _____
Hepadnaviridae
Hepatitis B is a ____ virus
HepaDNAvirus
Hepatitis B targets what organ?
Liver
Hepatitis B causes _____ due to increase of liver enzymes
Icteric (jaundice)
350 million are chronically infected by HBV worldwide in what countries?
Africa and Southeast Asia
HBV incidence is declining due to:
Routine HBV immunization
What are the four HBV infection routes?
- Major source is blood
- Birth (prenatal)
- Sexual contact
- Environmental survival
What are the clinical outcomes of HBV?
- Acute infection
- Chronic infection
____ of HBV infections are resolved
90%
HBV carrier state is signified as:
HBsAg+ > 6 months
HBV structure
Enveloped and icosahedral
What is the genomic material found in HBV?
- Partial dsDNA
- covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA)
- part of one strand missing
What enzyme does HBV use to replicate?
Reverse transcriptase (RT)
HBV replicates via ____ intermediate
RNA
HBV virion is termed _____
Dane particle
HBV Dane particle contains:
- Protein kinase
- Polymerase (RTase)
HBV contains what three antigens?
- HBcAg
- HBeAg
- HBsAg
What is HBsAg?
Surface antigen
HBsAg is a marker of ____
Infection
What is HBcAg?
Core antigen (not found in serum)
What is HBeAg?
- Extracted antigen
- Soluble and “extractable” part of HBcAg
HBeAg is secreted into serum and is a marker of:
Active HBV replication AND high infectivity