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What are the confirmatory tests for detecting false positives? -
✔✔Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Western blot (WB)
Radioimmunoprecipitin assay (RIPA)
Recombinant immunology assay (RIBA)
Confirmatory tests are used to what? - ✔✔Detect false positives
What are the only 2 hepatitis variations that are transmitted fecal/oral
route? - ✔✔HAV and HEV
, HBV,HCV,HDV,and HB-C/HGV are all transmitted ———- -
✔✔Parenterally
What are all hepatitis variants transmitted primarily from (with the
exception of HEV AND HAV) - ✔✔Transmitted parenterally
HAV belongs to what family of viruses? - ✔✔Picornaviridae family
What is the most common form of hepatitis? - ✔✔HAV
HAV is transmitted primarily through what route? - ✔✔Fecal/oral
What is the incubation of HAV? - ✔✔28 weeks
Which Hepatits form is a member of the Hepadnaviridae family, and is
transmitted through bodily fluids? - ✔✔HBV
What test detects HBV DNA? - ✔✔Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
What is the first marker for HBV detected? - ✔✔HBsAg (surface
antigen)