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Viral Hepatitis Flashcards

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What are the symptoms of acute hepatitis?

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Lecture 17, slide 8

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What are the biochemical changes seen in acute hepatitis?

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Lecture 17, slide 9-10

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What is the pathogenesis of acute hepatitis?

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Lecture 17, slide 11

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What viruses cause hepatitis?

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Lecture 17, slide 13

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What is HAV, how is it transmitted, diagnosed and what are its symptoms? Does it have an effective vaccine?

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Lecture 17, slide 14

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What is Hepatitis E virus, how is it transmitted, diagnosed and what are its symptoms? Does it have an effective vaccine?

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Lecture 17, slide 15

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What is acute hepatitis?

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Lecture 17, slide 16

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What factors can cause chronic hepatitis?

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Lecture 17, slide 17

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What is the replication cycle of HBV?

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Lecture 17, slide 19

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What is the result of HBV resolution?

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Lecture 17, slide 21

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What is chronic carriage of HBV? What is the difference between high vs low level carriers?

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Lecture 17, slide 22-23

-HBV may lead to a type of persistent viral infection known as a chronic viral infection

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What forms of treatment are there for chronic HBV infections?

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Lecture 17, slide 24

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Compare the transmission of HCV with HBV.

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Lecture 17, slide 20,30

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Compare acute HCV infection with persistent HCV infection? Why do different people have a different disease outcome?

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Lecture 17, slide 31-35

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What role do Igs play in HCV infection?

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Lecture 17, slide 36

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What role do T cells play in HCV infection? What implications does this have for a potential vaccine?

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Lecture 17, slide 37-42

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What is the old treatment of chronic HCV infections?

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Lecture 17, slide 43

18
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What is the new treatment of chronic HCV infections? Why is it needed?

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Lecture 17, slide 44-52

-needed because: IFN is hard for patients to tolerate. it has lots of side effects

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