Hepatitis C Virus Flashcards

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Complications of HCV ?

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  1. Chronic active hepatitis
  2. Cirrhosis
  3. Fulminant hepatitis
  4. Hepatocellular Ca
  5. Death
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Family of HCV ??

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FlaviVirus

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Specimen in HCV ??

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Blood

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4
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Why no vaccine in HCV ??

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Atg variation of Glycoprotein

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5
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Transmission of HCV ??

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Parental route

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Strongly predispose to which disease??

A

Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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7
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Tx of chronic hepatitisC ??

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Preginterferon + Ribavirin

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Tx of acute HepatitisC ??

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Alpha interferon

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Confirmatory serological test of HCV ??

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RIBA
Recombinant Immunoblot Assay

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Detection of AntiHCV Ab in HCV ??

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ELISA

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11
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PCR detect what in HCV ??

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Hepatitis C RNA

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