HEPATITIS Flashcards
Type A
ssRNA
fecal-oral transmission
acute
NOT oncogenic
Type B
dsDNA
blood borne and/or sexual
acute &/or chronic
YES oncogenic
Type C
ssRNA
blood borne and/or sexual
chronic
YES oncogenic
Type D
ssRNA
blood borne and/or sexual
Chronic
UKNOWN oncogenic
Type E
ssRNA
Fecal-oral transmission
chronic
NOT oncogenic
Score 1 =
mild fibrosis
fibrous portal expansion
periportal fibrotic expansion
Score 2 =
moderate fibrosis
rare bridges or septa
periportal septa (>1 septum)
Score 3 =
severe fibrosis
numerous bridges or septae
portal-central septae
Score 4 =
cirrhosis
numbered bridges or septa
cirrhosis
Class A =
5-6 points
least severe liver disease
Class B =
7-9 points
moderately severe liver disease
Class C =
10-15 points
most severe liver disease
HBsAg
Hep B SURFACE
- Detectable at sx onset (acute and chronic)
HBeAg
Hep Be
- marker of replication and infectivity
Anti-HBeAg
-replaces HBeAG once infection or NO HBV replication
-reversion to HBeAg+ may occur
Anti-HBsAg
develops from HBV infection OR vaccination