Hepatitis Viruses Flashcards
Types of Hepatitis
Viral hepatitis
Alcoholic hepatitis
Non alcoholic steatohepatitis
Autoimmune hepatitis
Neonatal hepatitis
Genome of Hepatitis viruses
Only HBV - DNA
Others - RNA
HAV belongs to which family
Picornaviridae (Enterovirus 72)
HBV belongs to which family
Hepadnaviridae
HCV belongs to which family
Flaviviridae
HDV belongs to which family
Deltaviridae
Relies on HBV
HEV belongs to which family
Caliciviridae Now Herpeviridae
Mode of infection and incubation period of HAV and HEV
Feco- oral
IP - 15-50 Days
Mode of infection and incubation period in HBV
IP - 50-150 days
Mode - Parenteral, Sexual, Vertical
Mode of Transmission and incubation period of HCV
IP - 15-150 Days
Transmission - Parenteral, iv Blood transfusion
Which Hepatitis viruses are enveloped
HBV
HCV
HDV
Which Hepatitis virus is cultivable
HAV
Vaccines available against which hepatitis viruses
HAV
HBV
HEV
Which hepatitis virus is most common cause of Fulminant hepatitis
HDV - 5-20%
HAV - 0.1%
Which hepatitis is most common cause of Fulminant hepatitis in Pregnancy
HEV - 25%
Which hepatitis virus infection leads to Chronicity
HBV and HCV
Hepatitis G affects
Doesn’t cause human infection
Affects monocular cells
Route of transmission - blood transfusion
Can protects against HIV
Sizes of Hepatitis viruses
Hepatitis A - 27nm
Hepatitis B - 42nm
Hepatitis C - 60nm
Hepatitis E - 30nm
Genotypes and Serotypes of HAV
Serotype 1
Genotypes - 6, In humans, 1,2,3
Which genotype of HAV is M/C in world and in India
In world - Type 1
In India - 3
HAV is susceptible to
Boiling, chlorine, autoclave, Formalin
Clinical features of HAV
Fever, anorexia
Nausea/Vomiting
Jaundice
Dark urine
Pale feces
HAV Shedding in stools can be seen for how long
2 weeks prior to 2 weeks after symptoms onset
When IgM and IgG appears in case of HAV infection
IgM appears with onset of Jaundice
2-4 weeks later IgG seen
When IgM appears in case of HAV infection
IgM appears with onset of Jaundice
On Liver biopsy, Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E shows
Hepatitis A - Shows increase in Plasma cells
Hepatitis E - Shows Cholestasis (Bile plugs)
Vaccines against Hepatitis A
Formaldehyde inactivated vaccine im
Live attenuated vaccine
Formaldehyde inactivated vaccine for HAV given after age of and doses
More than 12 months
2 doses apart 6 months gap
Strains of Live attenuated vaccine
OH2
And OLA1 Strain
For postexposure prophylaxis of HAV
Immunoglobulins - within <2 weeks of exposure
Protection for 1-3 months
Vaccine against HEV
Recombinant capsid protein (China)
Genotypes of HBV
8 genotypes (A to H)
Serotypes of HBV
aYw
adr
Which genotype of HBV is most prevalent in India
D genotype