Acute hepatitis B — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: What type of virus is Hepatitis B? (DNA, RNA (sense), etc.)_____

Answer: DNA

Flashcard 2: What is the first marker that appears in HBV infection?_____

Answer: HBsAg

Flashcard 3: What is the second marker that appears in HBV infection?_____

Answer: HBeAg

Flashcard 4: Where does hepatitis B virus replicate? (cytoplasm, nucleus, etc.)_____

Answer: Both Nucleus and Cytoplasm

Flashcard 5: What HBV antigen is positive in neonates with infection acquired at birth?_____

Answer: HBeAg

Flashcard 6: Does hepatitis B have an envelope?_____

Answer: Yes

Flashcard 7: Hepatitis C virus displays antigenic variability of its _____ proteins

Answer: envelope

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Flashcard 8: Developed countries purify their _____ supply, eliminating HAV infection risk (fecal-oral transmission)

Answer: water

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Flashcard 9: Which hepatitis virus shows antigenic variability of envelope proteins? _____

Answer: HCV

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Flashcard 10: The vaccines for _____ are recombinant vaccines

Answer: Hepatitis B and HPV 6, 11, 16, 18

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