UNIT 8 Hepatitis CHAPTER 53

Question 1

Hepatitis A

Answer 1

Hepatitis A,
* A – survives on hands, fecal-oral route, contaminated
food, like a GI illness

It is a hardy virus and survives on human hands. The virus is resistant to detergents and acids but is destroyed by chlorine (bleach) and extremely high temperatures.

Question 2

Hepatitis B

Answer 2

• B – blood or open sores-direct contact, unprotected
  sex, needle stick, sharing razor. Flu like symptoms
• Unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected partner
• Sharing needles, syringes, or other drug-injection equipment * Sharing razors or toothbrushes with an infected individual * Accidental needlesticks or injuries from sharp instruments
  primarily in health care workers (low incidence)
• Blood transfusions (that have not been screened for the virus,
  before 1992)
• Hemodialysis
• Direct contact with the blood or open sores of an infected
  individual
• Birth (spread from an infected mother to baby during birth)

Question 3

Hepatitis C

Answer 3

• C – IV drug use (sharing needles), chronic infection
  leading to cirrhosis
• Illicit IV drug needle sharing (highest incidence)
• Blood, blood products, or organ transplants received before 1992 * Baby boomers (those adults born between 1945 and 1965)
• Needlestick injury with HCV-contaminated blood (health care
  workers at high risk)
• Hemodialysis
• Health care workers
• People who are incarcerated (prisoners) * Sharing of drug paraphernalia

Question 4

Hepatitis D

Answer 4

• D – IV drugs, sex

Question 5

Hepatitis E

Answer 5

• E – waterborne infection from fecal contamination, like
  hepatitis A