Hepatitis

Question 1

What is hepatitis?

Answer 1

• inflammatory condition of the liver.
• It’s commonly caused by a viral infection, but there are other possible causes of hepatitis. These include autoimmune hepatitis

Question 2

What does viral hepatitis cause?

Answer 2

• liver diseases

Question 3

What is the transmission route of hepatitis A?

Answer 3

• faecal-oral spread

- poor hygiene

Question 4

Hepatitis A causes ____ hepatitis?

a) chronic
b) acute

Answer 4

• acute hepatitis

Hep A & E cause acute

Question 5

What is the diagnosing used to confirm hepatitis A?

Answer 5

• clotted blood for serology

- hepatitis A IgM

Question 6

What is a good control for hepatitis A?

Answer 6

• vaccine prophylaxis

Question 7

What is the peak incidence for hepatitis A?

Answer 7

• Older children

- young adults

Question 8

What is the transmission for hepatitis B?

Answer 8

• unprotected sex
• mother to infant
• blood to blood

Question 9

What is used in the diagnosing of hepatitis B?

Answer 9

• hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)

- Hep B IgM

Question 10

What is a good control of hepatitis B?

Answer 10

• two pre-exposure vaccinations

Question 11

What is the transmission of hepatitis C?

Answer 11

• Blood to blood

- mother to infant

Question 12

What is used at diagnosing hepatitis C?

Answer 12

• Antibody test to detect for hepatitis C

- PCR of Hep C RNA

Question 13

Is there a vaccination present for hepatitis C?-

Answer 13

no vaccine

Question 14

What is hepatitis D see co-infected with?

Answer 14

• hepatitis B only!

- makes Hep B worse

Question 15

What is the transmission of hepatitis E?

Answer 15

• Faecal-oral

- pigs, deer and rabbits can be infected

Question 16

What type of viral hepatitis increases mortality risks in pregnant woman?

Answer 16

• Hepatitis E

Question 17

What viral hepatitis have vaccines?

Answer 17

• A

- B

Question 18

Viral Hepatitis greater than 30 years, you should be concerned for what?

Answer 18

• hepatocellular carcinoma

Question 19

Management of acute viral hepatitis

Answer 19

• monitor for encephalopathy

- notify public health

Question 20

Management of chronic viral hepatitis?

Answer 20

• antivirals
• vaccination
• decrease alcohol
• hepatocellular carcinoma screening

Question 21

Interferon alpha used to treat?

Answer 21

• hepatitis B

Question 22

Name a current antiviral

Answer 22

• simeprevir