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    Feature Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C: Common Name Virus Structure Transmission Onset Incubation Period (Days)

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    The document summarizes key features of different types of hepatitis viruses. Hepatitis A virus is transmitted via the fecal-oral route and causes mild disease. Hepatitis B virus is transmitted through blood and bodily fluids and can occasionally cause severe disease, with 1-2% mortality. Hepatitis C virus is commonly transmitted parenterally or sexually, often causes subclinical infection, and has a 70% chronicity rate.

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    The document summarizes key features of different types of hepatitis viruses. Hepatitis A virus is transmitted via the fecal-oral route and causes mild disease. Hepatitis B virus is transmitted through blood and bodily fluids and can occasionally cause severe disease, with 1-2% mortality. Hepatitis C virus is commonly transmitted parenterally or sexually, often causes subclinical infection, and has a 70% chronicity rate.

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    The document summarizes key features of different types of hepatitis viruses. Hepatitis A virus is transmitted via the fecal-oral route and causes mild disease. Hepatitis B virus is transmitted through blood and bodily fluids and can occasionally cause severe disease, with 1-2% mortality. Hepatitis C virus is commonly transmitted parenterally or sexually, often causes subclinical infection, and has a 70% chronicity rate.

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    Hepatitis A

    Hepatitis B

    Hepatitis C

    Common name

    "Infectious"

    "Serum"

    "Non-A, non-B posttransfusion"

    Virus Structure

    Picorna capsid, RNA

    Hepadnavirus;
    envelope, DNA

    Flavivirus, envelope RNA

    Fecal-oral

    Parenteral, sexual

    Parenteral, sexual

    Onset

    Abrupt

    Insiduous

    Insiduous

    Incubation period
    (days)

    15-50

    45-160

    14-180

    Severity

    Mild

    Occasionally severe

    Usually subclinical; 70%


    chronicity

    Mortality

    <0.5%

    1-2%

    ~4%

    Transmission

    Chronicity/Carrier
    Other disease
    associations
    Lab Dx

    No

    Yes
    Yes
    Primary:
    Primary:
    None
    Hepatocellular
    hepatocellular
    carcinoma, cirrhosis
    carcinoma, cirrhosis
    Sx and serum levels of
    Sx and anti-HAV IgM HBsAg, HBeAG, and anti- Sx and anti-HCV ELISA
    HBc IgM

    Hepatitis D

    Hepatitis E

    "Delta agent"

    "Enteric non-A, non-B"

    Viroid-like; envelope,
    circular RNA

    Calcivirus-like capsid, RNA

    Parenteral, sexual

    Fecal-oral

    Abrupt

    Abrupt

    15-64

    15-50

    Coinfection with HBV


    occasionally severe;
    superinfection with HBV
    often severe

    Normal patients- mild


    Pregnant women- severe
    Normal patients- 1-2%

    High to very high


    Yes
    Cirrhosis, fulminant
    hepatitis
    Anti-HDV ELISA

    Pregnant women- 20%


    No
    None

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