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Where is hepA commonly transmitted?

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daycare, prison, travelers etc

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Where is HepA most commonly found?

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S America, Africa, SE Asia

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How is HepA transmitted?

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fecal oral, very high content in feces

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What is the incubation period for HepA?

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4 wks (2-6)

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What type of genetic material does HepA have?

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RNA

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What are the symptoms of acute HepA?

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fever, malaise, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, abdominal/RLQ pain, hepatomegaly

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Are adults or children at higher risk for infection? do adults or children get more symptoms?

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adults get more symptoms but are at lower risk of infection

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Is a hepA infection usually acute or chronic?

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acute

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What is seen in serology with a hepA infection?

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ALT spike from 1-2mo, overlaps wtih symptoms
Anti-HAV IgM-indicates active infection (acute <6mo)
Anit-HAV IgG-indicates previous exposure and reocvery//immunity/vaccination

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How can HepA be prevented?

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hygeine/sanitation
immune globulin pre and post exposure
HepA vaccine

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Who is the Hep A vaccine recommended for?

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infants
ppl who work or are traveling to areas with high incidence of HAV
ppl w/chronic liver disease

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When in HAV immune globulin given?

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pre exposure to travelers going to high HAV region
post exposure (w/i 14 days) of exposure to household/intimate contact, daycare centers w/outbreak
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Who is at greatest risk of death from a HepE infection?

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pregnant women (15-45% mortality)

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Is a HepE infection usually acute or chronic?

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acute

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Where is HEV most commonly found?

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N Africa, SE Asia, likely underreported due to lack of monitoring in many countires

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Is there and HEV vaccine?

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no

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What are the signs/symptoms of an acute HEV infection?

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fever, malaise, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, jaundice, abdominal/RLQ pain, hepatomegaly

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What serology findings are found in a patient w/HEV?

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ALT spike 1-2 mo, overlaps w/symptoms, overlaps w/onset of HgM and IgG response
Anti-HEV IgM-indicates active infection (acute <6mo)
Anti-HEV IgG-indicates recovery/immunity (protective)

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Is HepB usually an acute or chronic infection?

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chronic

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Is HepC usually an acute or chronic infection?

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chronic

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What is HepD?

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incomplete RNA virus that requires HBsAg to replicate

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How is HepD transmitted?

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sexual, blood

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What serology is seen in HBV/HDV COinfection?

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ALT spikes w/symptoms, then disappears
HBsAg/HDV RNA;present briefly
Anti-HDV IgM-acute infection
Anti-HDV IgG
Anti-HBs
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What is unique about anti-HDV IgG?

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disappears and is not protective!

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What does Anti-HBs indicate?
ability to clear the infection (HBsAg required for replication)
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Does coinfection or superinfection have a greater chance of causing chronicity?
superinfection
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Does coinfection or superinfection cause more severe symptoms?
coinfection
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What serology is seen with HBV/HDV SUPERinfection?
``` ALT-fluctuates HBsAg/HDV RNA-persists Anti-HDV IgM-acute infection Anti-HDV IgG-persists No Anti-HBs ```
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What does coinfection mean?
simultaneous acquisition
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What does superinfection mean?
HBV then HDV
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What is HepB?
chronic DNA virus
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How is HepB transmitted?
sexually or via IVDU
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Is HBV more likely to become chronic in kids or adults?
more chrnoic in newborns
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Does HBV cause more symptoms in adults or kids?
adults
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Where is HBV most commonly found?
Africa, SE Asia, Alaska, Canada
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What is the incubation period for HBV?
60-90 days
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Where is HBV concentration highest in infected persons?
highest: blood, serum, wounds mod: semen, vaginal, saliva low: breastmilk, feces
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What is the natural progression of HBV infection?
1. acute infection 2. chronic infection 3. cirrhosis 4. liver faulture/liver CA (go directly to liver CA w/o cirrhosis) 5. liver transplant or death
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What are the goals of HBV therapy?
1. eleiminate/suppress HBV replication 2. prevent progression to cirrhosis and HCC 3. ALT normalizaiton 4. histological improvement 5. Loss of HBeAg, development of HBeAb 6. Loss of HBsAG
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What is seroconversion?
loss of HBeAg and development of HBeAb | spontaneous immune response against envelope protein
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What is the best time to give HBV IVIG?
w/in 24hrs of exposure preferrably, but up to a week)
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Who gets the HBV vaccine?
all infants and previously unvaccinated children by age 11 | those exposed to HepB in last 24hrs-wk
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What is the treament for a newborn of a HBsAg positive mother?
HBIG and vaccine
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What are the chronic therapy drugs?
interferon PEG-IFN (works in low viral load, High ALT/AST pts) provides best chance of eradication Nucleotide/nucleoside inhibitors Ientecavir/tenofovir)
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What are the side effects of IFNs?
flu-like sx bone marrow depression neuropsych sx
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What are the serologic findings in acute HBV infection?
HBsAg: appears 2-8wks post exposure, last up to 4mo HBeAg/HBV DNA-after HBsAg but before HBsAb Anti-HBe Anti-HBc Igm Anti-HBc IgG Anti-HBs
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What does anti-HBcIgM indicate?
acute HBV infection
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What does anti-HBc IgG inidcate?
previous exposrue to HBV (lifelong)
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What does Anti-HBs indicate?
PROTECTION! | marker of immunization or recovered from natural infection
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What serology findings in chronic HBV infection?
HBsAg-lasts longer than 6mo (def of chronic) HBeAg/HBV DNA: persists longer than in acute Anti-HBe-develops in a small amt of pts (seroconversion) Anti-HBc IgM Anti-HBc IgG ***Anti-HBs never develops in chronic infection
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What is an important differences in HBeAg/HBV DNA duration in acute vs chronic HBV?
lasts longer in chronic, differentiates healthy chronic carrier from infective chronic carrier
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What type of infxn does a person with HBsAg have?
current HepB (acute or chronic)
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What does anti-HBc indicate?
natural exposure (IgM-recent IgG-old exposure)
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What is HCV?
chronic RNA virus | *HUGE virion production (10^12 daily)
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How is HCV transmitted?
IVDU, sexual, potentially blood transfusions before 1992
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Where is HCV most commonly found?
high in US, E Europe, W Pacific, SE Asia
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What is the normal progression of HCV?
1. exposure and acute phase 2. chronic 3. cirrhosis 4. ESLD or HCC 5. Transplant or death
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What is the incubation period of HCV?
6-7 wks
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What are the most common HCV genotypes in the US
1A, 1B, 2, 3
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What is an important clincial presentation of HCV?
fibrosis | -variable rates of progression (slow w/low LT complications, fast w/high LT complications)
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What increases the likelyhood of a fast fibrotic progression in pts w/HCV?
EtOH obesity other liver disease
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What serology is seen in chronic HCV?
ALT-spike 2-4mo, stays elevated but fluctuates HCV RNA- confirms chronic infection/viral load (2-4 wk) Anti HCV IgM Anti HCV IgG-indicates active infection or recovery, non protective
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What changes in serology occur during acute HCV reaction?
no change anti-HCV, HCV RNA goes away (<6mo) | ALT normalizes
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How is HCV diagnosed?
HepC Ab in all exposures, even thought that spontaneously clear virus/have successful tx HepC viral RNA-those who are viremic only
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How is HCV treated?
Interferon therapy | Polymerase Inh, Protease Inh
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What evidence suggests that HCV has been eradicated?
undetectable virus 6mo after completion of therapy

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