USMLE - STEP 1 - HEPATITIS VIRUSES EXAM 2024/2025

USMLE - STEP 1 - HEPATITIS VIRUSES EXAM 2024/2025

What is the mode of transmission for HAV viruses?-Answer Shellfish,
Fecal to Oral Contact, Travelers, Day Care


What is the incubation period for HAV?-Answer Short - relatively in
weeks


What is the clinical course of HAV?-Answer Acute and Self-Limiting
in Adults and Asymptomatic in Adults


Is there risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in those affected by HAV?-
Answer No


What diagnostic features will we see with HAV?-Answer Hepatocyte
swelling, monocyte infiltration,Councilman bodies


Is there a carrier state for HAV?-Answer No


Which family does HAV fall into?-Answer RNA Picornaviridae


What is the mode of transmission for HBV?-Answer Blood, Giving
Birth, and Sexual Contact


Is there risk of hepatocellular carcinoma?-Answer Yes