Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E

(HVA) (HBV) (HCV) (HDV) (HEV)

VIRUS TYPE RNA DNA RNA Single-strand RNA
RNA-requires
HBV to
replicate
ROUTE OF Fecal-oral Blood, body Blood, body Fecal-oral
TRANSMISSION fluids fluids
SOURCES crowded contaminated Blood, blood Similar to Contaminated
conditions, poor blood products, products, HBV- water, common
hygiene/sanitati needles, needles, commonly w/ in Asia, Middle
on, syringes, sexual syringes, sexual IV drug use, East, Africa,
contaminated contact w/ activity hemodialysis, Mexico
food, food infected w/infected blood
handlers, sexual partner, partner transfusions
contact asymptomatic IV drug use Sexual
carrier, tattoos, most common transmission
body piercing, not as
bites common

INCUBATION 15 – 50 days 45 - 180 days 14-180 days 2 - 26 weeks 15-64 days

(ave=56)
ANITGEN (AG) HBsAG-current
infection,
chronic carrier
HBeAG-acute
active infection
ANTIBODY Anti-HAV IgM- Anti-HBs- Anti-HCV-acute Anti-HDV-past None
(anti) acute infection previous or chronic or current
Anti-HAV IgG- infection or infection infection
previous immunization
infection
COMPLICATION Fulminant Chronic Chronic Fulminant No chronic
S Hepatic Failure infection, infection, Hepatitis infection
fulminant cirrhosis, liver
hepatic failure cancer
PREVENTION 2 dose vaccine, Vaccine:s series No vaccine d/t Similar to
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 immune of 3, constant HBV, avoid
globulin, good 1 month and six mutation. risky behavior
handwashing month Avoid risky
Immune behaviors
globulin
TREATMENT Supportive Antivirals- Antivirals- Interferon Supportive care
care, immune lamivudine, ribavirin, under
globulin interferon interferon, research
transplant
CAUTION DO NOT donate DO NOT donate Do not drink
blood, organs blood water, use ice,
eat shellfish,
produce

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