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Autoimmune Hepatitis
Autoimmune inflammatory liver disease that is triggered by
infection or drugs. There may be no symtpoms and persons
respond to immunosuppressive drug therapy with remission
within 24 hours. Relaspes are common with treatment
withdrawal
Hepatitis A
Incubation-30 days. Transmission-Fecal oral route. Period of
communicability-up to 1 week after onset of jaundice. Chronic
carrier-no. Age-children and young adults. Vaccine-yes.
Prevention-hand washing, and vaccine. IG availabe-yes.
Household contacts treated
Hepatitis B
Incubation-60-180days. Transmission-blood and body fluids.
Period of communicabiltiy-as long as they are positive for
hbsag. Chronic carrier-yes. Age-any. Vaccine-yes. Prevention-
vaccine, no kissing, safe sex. IG available-yes. Household
contacts treated
,Hepatitis C
Incubation-35-72 days. Transmission-Blood and body fluids.
Period of communicability-indefinitely. Chronic carrier-yes.
Age-any. Vaccine-no. Prevention-safe sex, blood screened. IG
available-no. Can exist wo any S&S for years
Hepatitis D
Incubation:30-180days. Transmission-blood and body fluids.
Period of communicability-indefinitely. Chronic carrier-yes.
Age-any. Vaccine-no. Prevention- Protect from HBV. HBV
coinfection required for HDV to be infective. IG available-no
Hepatits E
Incubation-15-60 days. Mode of transmission-fecal oral route.
Period of communicability-not known. Chronic carrier-no.
Age-Children and young adults. Vaccine-no. Prevention-hand
washing. IG available-no.
Acute Hepatitis A infection
Igm antibody presence means
, Chronic Hepatitis A Infection and Marker of Immune status of
Hepatitis A
Igg antibody presence means
Acute Hepatitis B Infection
Hepatitis B surface antigen +
Hepatitis B core antibody igm +
Hepatitis B Surface Antibody -
Means what
Chronic Hepatitis B infection
Hepatitis B surface antigen +
Total Core antibody igg +
Means what
Immune to Hepatitis B