Viral Hepatitis Flashcards
1
Q
Incubation period of HAV, HBV, HCV
A
HAV: 15-50 days
HBV: 1-6 months
HCV: 1 week to 6 months
2
Q
- HBV is transmitted by
- T or F: Highly infectious than HIV
A
- Sexual contact
- True
2
Q
- Other name of HAV
- Transmitted by
- T or F: Highly contagious?
A
- Infectious Hepatitis
- Fecal-oral route
- True
3
Q
- Other name of HCV
- Transmitted by?
- Peiriod of inactivity
- T or F: May become a lifetime carrier of the virus.
A
- Formerly posttransfusion non-A, non-B hepatitis
- Injection-drug use
- Before the onset of symptoms
- True
4
Q
- Defective single-stranded RNA that presents as a coinfection or superinfection of HB
2.other name - Transmitted by?
- True or False: Requires hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) for its replication.
A
- HDV
- Delta virus
- Sexual Contact
4,. True
5
Q
- Other name of HEV
- Transmitteed by?
- Clinically resembles what condition?
- True or False: Travel associated, acute, self-limiting liver disease and occurs in poor socioeconomic condition.
A
- Enteric non-A, non B hepatitis
- Contaminated water via fecal-oral route
- HAV
- True
6
Q
- Other name of HGV
- T or F: GBV-A is most prevalent in African countries
- GBV-B identified as the causative agent of approximately 20% of posttransfusion hepatitis
A
- GBV-A and GBV-B
- False: GBV-B
- True
7
Q
Clinical Manifestation of Viral Hepatitis
A
– Most acute viral hepatitis are
asymptomatic – Classic symptoms
■ Malaise
■ Fatigue
■ Mild fever
■ Nausea
■ Vomiting
■ Anorexia
■ Right upper quadrant discomfort
■ Diarrhea
■ Jaundice (except acute HCV)
■ Dark urine
■ Clay-colored stools
■ Extrahepatic manifestations
8
Q
Medical Management of Viral Hepatitis
A
– Prevention (primary, secondary, tertiary)
■ Primary – Education – Practicing protective sec or avoiding
sexual contact during the period of
HBsAg
■ Secondary – Passive immunization – Travel precautions
■ Tertiary – Education to those infect
