Hepatitis C Virus Flashcards
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Complications of HCV ?
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- Chronic active hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Fulminant hepatitis
- Hepatocellular Ca
- Death
2
Q
Family of HCV ??
A
FlaviVirus
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3
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Specimen in HCV ??
A
Blood
4
Q
Why no vaccine in HCV ??
A
Atg variation of Glycoprotein
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5
Q
Transmission of HCV ??
A
Parental route
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6
Q
Strongly predispose to which disease??
A
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
7
Q
Tx of chronic hepatitisC ??
A
Preginterferon + Ribavirin
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8
Q
Tx of acute HepatitisC ??
A
Alpha interferon
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9
Q
Confirmatory serological test of HCV ??
A
RIBA
Recombinant Immunoblot Assay
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11
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Detection of AntiHCV Ab in HCV ??
A
ELISA
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11
Q
PCR detect what in HCV ??
A
Hepatitis C RNA
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