Virology
This hepatitis virus is most commonly transmitted through IV drug use and often becomes chronic.
What is Hepatitis C?
HBsAg +
HBeAg −
anti-HBs −
anti-HBc IgM −
anti-HBc IgG +
anti-HBe −
What is chronic?
This hepatitis B therapy enhances the host immune response rather than directly targeting viral replication.
What is Interferon alpha?
This hepatitis virus never becomes chronic.
What is Hepatitis A?
HBsAg +
HBeAg +
anti-HBs −
anti-HBc IgM +
anti-HBc IgG −
anti-HBe −
What is acute?
This class of hepatitis B drugs works by inhibiting viral DNA polymerase and blocking reverse transcription.
What are the “-vir” nucleos(t)ide analogs (tenofovir, entecavir, adefovir)?
This hepatitis virus uses reverse transcription during its replication cycle.
What is Hepatitis B?
HBsAg −
HBeAg −
anti-HBs +
anti-HBc IgM −
anti-HBc IgG +
anti-HBe +
What is recovery?
This hepatitis B drug is a cytidine analog that inhibits viral reverse transcriptase.
What is Lamivudine?
This hepatitis virus’s replication involves formation of covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) within the nucleus.
What is Hepatitis B?
HBsAg +
HBeAg −
anti-HBs −
anti-HBc IgM −
anti-HBc IgG −
anti-HBe −
What is vaccinated?
The hepatitis B drug causes Flu-like symptoms, depression, and cytopenias.
What is Interferon alpha?
This hepatitis virus belongs to the Flaviviridae family and has significant antigenic variability due to error-prone RNA replication.
What is Hepatitis C?
HBsAg −
HBeAg −
anti-HBs −
anti-HBc IgM +
anti-HBc IgG −
anti-HBe −
What is the window period?
This hepatitis B drug is notorious for causing resistance via a YMDD mutation in the viral polymerase.
What is Lamivudine?