Hepatitis A (HAV) What is it? HAV is a virus that causes inflammation of the liver.

It does not lead to chronic disease.

Hepatitis B (HBV) HBV is a virus that causes inflammation of the liver. The virus can cause liver cell damage, leading to cirrhosis (scarring of the liver) and cancer.

Hepatitis C (HCV) HCV is a virus that causes inflammation of the liver. This infection can lead to cirrhosis and cancer.

Hepatitis D (HDV)

Hepatitis E (HEV)

HDV is a virus that HEV is a virus that causes causes inflammation of the liver. inflammation of It is rare in the United the liver. It only States. There is no infects people with chronic state. HBV. 2 to 8 weeks. 2 to 9 weeks. Average 40 days.

Incubation period 15 to 50 days. 45 to 160 days. Average Average 30 days. 120 days.

2 to 25 weeks. Average 7 to 9 weeks.

How is it spread? Transmitted by Contact with infected blood, Contact with infected fecal/oral route, seminal fluid, vaginal blood, contaminated through close secretions, contaminated IV needles, razors person-to-person needles, including and tattoo/body contact or ingestion tattoo/body piercing tools. piercing tools. of contaminated food Infected mother to Infected mother to and water. newborn. Human bite. newborn. NOT easily Sexual contact. spread through sex. Symptoms May have none. May have none. Some Even fewer acute Adults may have people have mild flu-like cases seen than any light stools, dark symptoms, dark urine, light other hepatitis. urine, fatigue, fever stools, jaundice, fatigue and Otherwise same as and jaundice fever. HBV. (yellowing of the skin). Treatment of chronic disease No specific Interferon and anti-virals. Interferon treatment. (peginteferon) along with the antiviral ribavirin.

Contact with infected blood, contaminated needles. Sexual contact with HDVinfected person.

Transmitted through fecal/oral route. Outbreaks associated with contaminated water supply in other countries.

Same as HBV.

Same as HBV.

Interferon.

Supportive.

Vaccine Two doses of At birth, a second dose vaccine, first dose at between 1 and 2 months, 12 months, second third dose between 6 and dose 6 months later. 18 months. Who is at risk? Household or sexual Infant born to infected contact with an mother, having sex with infected person or infected person or multiple living in an area with partners, IV drug users, HAV outbreak. emergency responders, Travelers to health care workers, men developing countries, who have sex with men, men who have sex household contacts of with men and IV and chronically infected persons non-IV drug users. and dialysis patients. Prevention Get a hepatitis A vaccine. Take immune globulin within two weeks of exposure.

None.

HBV vaccine prevents HDV infection.

None.

Anyone who had a blood transfusion or organ transplant before 1992, health care workers, IV drug users, dialysis patients, infants born to infected mother and having multiple sex partners.

IV drug users, Travelers to developing men who have sex countries, especially with men, dialysis pregnant women. patients, healthcare workers, infants born to infected mothers and those having sex with a HDV infected person. Get a hepatitis B Avoid drinking or using vaccine to prevent potentially contaminated HBV infection. water. Practice safe sex. Wash your hands with soap and water after going to the toilet.

Get a hepatitis B vaccine. Take immune globulin within two weeks of exposure.

Practice safe sex. Clean up spilled blood with bleach. Wear gloves when touching blood.

Practice safe sex. Wash hands with Don't share razors or soap and water after Clean up infected blood with toothbrushes. going to the toilet. bleach and wear protective gloves. Don't inject street Use household drugs. bleach to clean Don't share razors, surfaces toothbrushes or needles. Don't get a tattoo or contaminated with body piercing. feces, such as Don't inject street drugs. changing tables. Don't get a tattoo or body Practice safe sex. piercing.