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Preicteric stage of Hepatitis and what appears
1st stage, jaundice appears
Icteric stage of Hepatitis and what appears
2nd stage, jaundice, elevated bilirubin, dark urine
Postiticteric stage of Hepatitis and what appears
recovering stage and symptoms dissapear
Hep A, how is it transmitted
fecal-oral, parenteral, shellfish
Hep B, how is it transmitted
blood
Hep B is what kind of virus
DNA
Hep A is what kind of virus
RNA
In order to have a diagnoses of Hep B what antigens are present?
surface antigens
Hep C is what kind of virus?
RNA
Hep C how is it transferred
blood
incubation period for Hep C
5-10 weeks
Incubation period for Hep B
6-24 weeks
Incubation period for Hep A
2-6 weeks
Hep D is what kind of virus
RNA
incubation period for Hep D
7-8 weeks