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which hepatitis does not exist by itself and which hepatitis does it coexist with
hep B does not exist by itself, coexists with B
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which hepatitis virus is located in feces
A and E
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which hepatitis is located in the blood/blood-derived body fluids
B,C,E
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what is the route of transmission for A and E
fecal-oral
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what is the mode of transmission for hep B, C, D
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which hepatitis virus is chronic
B, C, D
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which hepatitis virus does not have immunization
C, and E
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acute hepatitis viruses
A, E
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avg incubation period for hep A
30 days (range 15-50)
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when would a person with hep A be allowed to return to school
- 1 wk after sx
- -not contagious 2wks before and 1 wk after sx
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how is hep A acute infection diagnosed
HAV-IgM in serum by EIA
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which is not a mode of transmission for Hep A
blood exposure
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time frame for post exposure
within 14 days
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avg incubation period for Hep B
60-90 days
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which vaccinations does new born babies get along with silver nitrate
Hep B
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which hepatitis viruses can cause cancer and cirrhosis
hep B and C
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what is the acute window period for hepatits virus
period when on HCcAG is detected by itself
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what is HBsAG
the actual antigen
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what is HBeAg
multiplication part of virus
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what is HBcAg
part of the antigen (core antigen)
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what does HBsAb indicate
immunity to HBV and protection from disease
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what does HBcAb indicate
past or active infection; present whether the person is immune or chronic carrier
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what does IgM indicate
early indicator of acute infection
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what does HBeAg indicate
person is highly infections
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which hepatitis infections are difficult to treat
HBeAg
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which serological marker is prone to false positives
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hepatitis B have high concentrations in which body fluids
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modes of transmission for hep b
- sexual
- parenteral
- perinatal
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Tx for HBV
- lamuvidine and INF (initially)
- adefovir/entecavir (later)
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complications that arise from HBV
- arthritis
- glomerulonephritis
- polyarteritis nodosa
- hepatocellular carcinoma
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transmission of HDV
parenteral (IV drug use mostly)
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what is the incubation time of HDV
similar to HBV; 60 days
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tx of HDV
- same as HBV;
- lamuvidine
- INF
- adefovir
- entecavir
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transmission of HCV
- blood transfusion
- IV drug abuse
- intranasal cocaine use
- piercing
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most resistant/difficult type of HCV to tx
type 1
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incubation period for HCV
6-7 wks
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percentage of chronic hepatitis for HCV pts
70%
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HCV is not spread by
- casual contact;
- hugging/kissing
- shaking hands
- sitting on a toilet seat
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tx for acute HCV
INF alpha
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tx for chronic HCV
INF alpha/peginterferon + ribavirin
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which INF is used for HCV type I
INF-alpha
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what are the complications for HCV
- cryoplobulinemia
- membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- cirrhosis
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contraindications of INF-alpha
major depression and organ transplant
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ribavirin contraindications
pregnancy
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incubation period for HEV
40 days
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what is the case fatality rate for pregnant women with HEV
15-25%
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monitoring for pt on therapy to assess response to tx
- q 3 months on oral agents
- q 1 month on PEGINF
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monitoring for pts off therapy to estimate prognosis and to evaluate need for tx
every 6 - 12 months
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