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Understanding Hepatitis
and the Appropriate Barrier Protection


Hepatitis Summary Table



VIRUS NUCLEIC
ACID
CAN THE
VIRUS BE
CHRONIC?
CAUSE MODE OF
TRANSMISSION
INCUBATION
PERIOD
SEROLOGY TREATMENT
Hepatitis A RNA No Hepatitis A Virus (HAV); member of the Picornaviridae family of viruses Fecal-oral transmission Average 28-30 days;
Range 15 to 50 days
Presence of Anti-HA, IgM Supportive Care; HAV vaccine immune globulin (prophylactic)
Hepatitis B DNA Yes Hepatitis B Virus (HBV); partially double-stranded DNA virus, enveloped, hepadnavirus Bloodborne pathogen Average 60-90 days;
Range 45-180 days
HBsAg (Hepatitis B surface antigen) Hepatitis B recombinant vaccine; Alpha-interferon lamivudine
Hepatitis C RNA Yes Hepatitis C Virus (HCV); ssRNA, enveloped, flavivirus Bloodborne pathogen Average 6-9 weeks;
Range 2 weeks - 6 months
Anti-HCV Pegylated interferon-ribavirin
Hepatitis D Incomplete RNA, requires presence of Hepatitis B for replication Yes Hepatitis D Virus (HDV); an incomplete virus. Helical nucleocapsid, which requires the hepatitis B envelope (HbsAg) to be infectious Bloodborne pathogen Approximately 2-8 weeks Anti-HDV Hepatitis D recombinant vaccine; Alpha-interferon lamivudine
Hepatitis E RNA No Hepatitis E Virus (HEV); Non-assigned Fecal-oral transmission Average 40 days;
Range 15-60 days
Anti-HEV No treatment available at this time
Hepatitis G RNA Yes Hepatitis G Virus (HGV); Flaviviridae Bloodborne pathogen Unknown The only specific test for hepatitis G is by polymerase chain reaction assay No treatment available at this time
Transfusion
Transmitted
Virus
RNA Yes TTY is unenveloped, single stranded DNA virus with 3739 nucleotides Bloodborne, Fecal/Oral Unknown Polymerase Chain reaction test Unknown


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