MOD 7 Flashcards
liver inflammation
Hepatitis
viral hepatitis lasting < 6 months
ACUTE VIRAL HEPATITIS
Viral Hepatitis A and E
Acute
Viral Hepatitis B and D
Acute &
Chronic
Viral Hepatitis C
Chronic
Most Common Viral
Hepatitis Worldwide
Hepatitis A Virus
does HEPATITIS A VIRUS have Acute Symptoms ONLY, true or false?
true
HEPATITS E VIRUS
Very Similar to Hep A; But HIGH
MORTALITY in PREGNANCY
pathogenesis of hepatitis E virus
Virus is Directly Cytopathic to the Liver
transmission via parenteral route or
equivalent
Hepatitis B Virus
occurs during 3rd trimester or early
post-partum
vertical transmission
HBsAg +ve, HBeAg +ve mothers
90% of infants affected
HBsAg +ve, anti-HBe +ve mothers
10-15% affected
Surface Antigen
HBsAg
E antigen (a component of HBV
core); marker of viral replication
HBeAg
Core Antigen( cannot be meassured in serum )
HBcAg
Both HBsAg and HBeAg
are present during acute hepatitis B
Anti-HBs follows HBsAg clearance
and confers long term immunity
Anti-HBe and anti-HBc appear during the
acute and chronic phases of the illness
but do not provide immunity
Transmission is chiefly parenteral
Hepatitis C Virus
most
common cause of post-transfusion
hepatitis
HCV
infectious only in the presence of HBV
because HBV surface antigens are required
for replication
Hepatitis D Virus
2 patterns of transmission
of HDV
o nonparenteral transmission by close
personal contact in endemic areas
(Mediterranean)
o transmission by blood products in
non-endemic areas (IV drugs, blood
transfusions)
Types of infection of HDV
o coinfection: simultaneous HBV and
HDV infection
o superinfection: appears as clinical
exacerbation in a chronic HBV
patient
- fecal-oral transmission occurring in
epidemics in Asia, Africa, Central America - most have mild disease, but in 3rd trimester
of pregnancy 10-20% have fulminant liver
failure
Hepatitis E Virus