MLT 106 UNIT6 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the confirmatory tests for detecting false positives? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Western blot (WB)
Radioimmunoprecipitin assay (RIPA)
Recombinant immunology assay (RIBA)
Confirmatory tests are used to what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Detect false positives
What are the only 2 hepatitis variations that are transmitted fecal/oral route? - CORRECT
ANSWER - HAV and HEV
HBV,HCV,HDV,and HB-C/HGV are all transmitted ———- - CORRECT ANSWER -
Parenterally
What are all hepatitis variants transmitted primarily from (with the exception of HEV AND
HAV) - CORRECT ANSWER - Transmitted parenterally
HAV belongs to what family of viruses? - CORRECT ANSWER - Picornaviridae family
What is the most common form of hepatitis? - CORRECT ANSWER - HAV
HAV is transmitted primarily through what route? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fecal/oral
What is the incubation of HAV? - CORRECT ANSWER - 28 weeks
, Which Hepatits form is a member of the Hepadnaviridae family, and is transmitted through
bodily fluids? - CORRECT ANSWER - HBV
What test detects HBV DNA? - CORRECT ANSWER - Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
What is the first marker for HBV detected? - CORRECT ANSWER - HBsAg (surface
antigen)
Which form of Hepatits is a member of the flavivirus family and associated with chronic liver
disease? - CORRECT ANSWER - HCV
60-70% of HCV patients develop what disease? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chronic liver
disease
HCV can be transmitted - CORRECT ANSWER - By human bites,sexual intercourse, or
tattooing
What are the two confirmatory tests for HCV? - CORRECT ANSWER - (RIBA) and
(NAT)
What is the vaccine for HCV? - CORRECT ANSWER - There is no vaccine
What correlates with HDV? - CORRECT ANSWER - HBV
HEV is a member of what family? - CORRECT ANSWER - The calciviridae family
How do you prevent the spread of HEV? - CORRECT ANSWER - Clean water and proper
sewage disposal
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the confirmatory tests for detecting false positives? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Western blot (WB)
Radioimmunoprecipitin assay (RIPA)
Recombinant immunology assay (RIBA)
Confirmatory tests are used to what? - CORRECT ANSWER - Detect false positives
What are the only 2 hepatitis variations that are transmitted fecal/oral route? - CORRECT
ANSWER - HAV and HEV
HBV,HCV,HDV,and HB-C/HGV are all transmitted ———- - CORRECT ANSWER -
Parenterally
What are all hepatitis variants transmitted primarily from (with the exception of HEV AND
HAV) - CORRECT ANSWER - Transmitted parenterally
HAV belongs to what family of viruses? - CORRECT ANSWER - Picornaviridae family
What is the most common form of hepatitis? - CORRECT ANSWER - HAV
HAV is transmitted primarily through what route? - CORRECT ANSWER - Fecal/oral
What is the incubation of HAV? - CORRECT ANSWER - 28 weeks
, Which Hepatits form is a member of the Hepadnaviridae family, and is transmitted through
bodily fluids? - CORRECT ANSWER - HBV
What test detects HBV DNA? - CORRECT ANSWER - Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
What is the first marker for HBV detected? - CORRECT ANSWER - HBsAg (surface
antigen)
Which form of Hepatits is a member of the flavivirus family and associated with chronic liver
disease? - CORRECT ANSWER - HCV
60-70% of HCV patients develop what disease? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chronic liver
disease
HCV can be transmitted - CORRECT ANSWER - By human bites,sexual intercourse, or
tattooing
What are the two confirmatory tests for HCV? - CORRECT ANSWER - (RIBA) and
(NAT)
What is the vaccine for HCV? - CORRECT ANSWER - There is no vaccine
What correlates with HDV? - CORRECT ANSWER - HBV
HEV is a member of what family? - CORRECT ANSWER - The calciviridae family
How do you prevent the spread of HEV? - CORRECT ANSWER - Clean water and proper
sewage disposal
