Hepatitis Flashcards
What type of viruses are the 5 types of hep?
A and E=enteric (guts)
BCD=paraenternal (other than guts and mouth)
Which ones are self limiting?
A and E
Which ones cause chronic disease?
B,C,D
How does hep A occur?
Sporadically or in epidemic form
Transmission of hep A?
Faecal oral
Sexual
Bloods
Ix/Dx of hep A?
Acute disease by IgM antiobodies
RFs for hep A?
Travellers Patients with chronic liver disease Haemophiliacs Occupational exposure -lab workers Male-male sex
What does HBsAg mean
Presence of B virus
HBeAg?
Active replication of B
HDcAg?
Active replication of B not detected in blood
Anti HBs?
Protection of B
IgM anti-HBc?
Acute infection of B
IgG anti HBc?
Chronic infection/exposure of B
Anti Hbe?
Inactive virus
Tx for the heps?
Pegylated interferon
Oral antiviral
S+S of hep C?
Acute jaundice
Most asymptomatic till cirrhotic
What type of virus is C?
Paraenteral
Single stranded RNA
Which one is most resistant?
D
Which one is most common in Grampian?
E
Tx for E?
No specific treatment
No effective vaccine
