Viral hepatitis Flashcards
which of the hepatitis viruses are rna and which are DNA?
All are RNA apart from hep B
hep a virus is of which family?
Picornaviridae
which hep viruses are of feace-oral contact?
Hep A and E
the first and the last
an image of a table is very helpful
patient comes back from India, 6 weeks later they develop, jaundice, RUQ discomfort.
diagnosis?
hep a
come from an endemic area
Incubation period: 2-6 weeks
which hepatitis produce chronic infection and which don’t?
Chronic: B, C, E
No chronicity: Hep A
Which liver marker do we look at with hepatitis serology?
how does it change?
ALT - usually raised
2-3x normal - not in thousands!
patient has Anti-HAV IgM in serology. meaning?
acute infection
patient has Anti-HAV IgG in serology. meaning?
past infection OR vaccination
what advice would you give to hep A patient regards to work?
Advice for patient: stay off work for 7 days from onset symptoms
BECAUSE are infectious 2 wks before symptoms start
when are people given a hep A vaccine?:
for pre-exposure prophylaxis or recent exposure:
Travel to high risk country Chronic liver disease Haemophilia People who inject drugs ‘PWID’ MSM - men who have sex with men Occupational risk: lab, residential facilities, sewage work
treatment for some1 with confirmed hep A?
no cure
supportive care
liver transplant if deteriorate
in those with hep a, which group are most likely to present with jaundice
adults / over 14s
which virus is of the hepadnavirus family?
Hep B
which hep viruses are transmitted via:
sexual, parenteral, vertical
Hep B
characterise chronic infection in
- Hep B
- Hep E
B: HBsAg positive > 6 months
E: HEV RNA positive > 3 months
which hep virus has the longest incubation period?
Hep B - 2-6 months
hep c can also be 6 months but can start in weeks too
how many under 5s develop hep B?
90%
how many adults develop hep b?
10%
kids with acute hepatitis infection present how?
no symptoms
what part of the hep b drug structure is a target?
dna polymerase
what is the order of hep b structural components from outside to in?
surface antigen
e antigen
core antigen
ds DNA and dna polymerase
HBsAb: marker of _____ ?
IMMUNITY
core+envelope Ab positive denotes?
past infection
core+envelope Ab negative, SAb + denotes?
vaccination
SAg-
EAg -
Core Ab-
Sab +
denotes?
vaccination
mnemonic of decreasing order of abundance igs?
GAMED
g most abundant because for long term immunity