BIOC33H3 Lecture Notes - Entecavir, Hepatitis D, Asterixis
25 Mar 2013
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Chapter 44: liver, pancreas, and biliary tract problems. Jaundice, a yellowish discoloration of body tissues, results from an alteration in normal bilirubin metabolism or flow of bile into the hepatic or biliary duct systems. Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. Viral hepatitis is the most common cause of hepatitis. The types of viral hepatitis are a, b, c, d, e, and g. Hepatitis a: hav is an rna virus that is transmitted through the fecal-oral route, the mode of transmission of hav is mainly transmitted by ingestion of food or liquid infected with the virus and rarely parenteral. Hepatitis d, e, g: hepatitis d virus (hdv) is an rna virus that cannot survive on its own. It requires hbv to replicate: hepatitis e virus (hev) is an rna virus that is transmitted by the fecal-oral route, hepatitis g virus (hgv) is a sexually transmitted virus. Hgv coexists with other viral infections, including hbv, hcv, and hiv.
