Hepatitis

Question 0

Hepatitis B

Answer 0

Blood, Sexual Contact, perinatal transmission
Incubation: 45-180
Sources: contaminated needles, syringes, blood products; sexual activity with infected person, tattoo/body piercing with contaminated needles

Question 1

Hepatitis A

Answer 1

Fecal/Oral Transmission
Incubation: 15-50 days
Sources: crowded conditions, poor hygiene, poor sanitation, contaminated food, sexual contact, IV drug use

Question 2

Hepatitis C

Answer 2

Blood, high-risk sexual contact, perinatal transmission
Incubation: 14-180 days
Sources: blood and blood products, needles and syringes; sexual activity with infected partners

Question 3

Hepatitis D

Answer 3

HBV must precede HDV
Incubation 2-26 weeks
CAN CAUSE INFECTION ONLY WHEN HBV IS PRESENT
Same sources of infection/spread of disease as hepatitis B.

Question 4

Hepatitis E

Answer 4

Fecal/Oral, contaminated water supply
Incubation: 15-64 days
Contaminated water, poor sanitation, not common in U.S.