Hepatitis Flashcards
what is the virus that infects the liver and describe it
hepatitis infects the liver primarily the hepatocytes where it replicates and liver damage comes from the virus itself as well as the host response. some acute some chronic
family, genome and virion of Hep A
family: picornavidae
genome: +ssRNA
virion: non enveloped
family genome and virion of Hep B
family: hepadnaviridae
genome: circular dsDNA
virion: enveloped
family, genome, and vision of Hep C
family: flavivivridae
genome: +ssRNA
virion: enveloped
family, genome, and vision of Hep D
family: deltaviridae
genome: -ssRNA
virion: enveloped
family, genome, and vision of Hep E
family: calciviridae
genome: +ssRNA
virion: nonenveloped
what Heps are nonenveloped
Hep E and Hep A
what Hep is similar to Polo virus
Hep A
what Hep is DNA genome and what kind?
Hep B is circular dsDNA
What Heps are transmitted via sex
ALL OF THEM!!
what Heps are transmitted via fecal oral
HEP A and E
what Heps are transmitted via vertical
Hep B, C, D
what Heps are transmitted via parenteral
All of them!!
Note: Hep A and E take a brief window of viremia to be passed from parent to child
what Hep causes the highest death rate from chronic liver disease
Hep C
what Hep is most prevalent in US population
Hep A