{"id":84,"date":"2021-02-04T18:38:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T18:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laboratoryinfo.com\/?p=84"},"modified":"2022-03-07T19:55:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-07T19:55:16","slug":"differences-between-hepatitis-a-b-c-d-and-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laboratoryinfo.com\/differences-between-hepatitis-a-b-c-d-and-e\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences between Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by the virus. There are different strains of hepatitis and the most common ones are A, B, C, D, and E. Hepatitis is a self-limiting condition but can progress to more severe conditions like fibrosis, liver cirrhosis, and liver cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id6113_3b9ebd-8c .kb-table-of-content-wrap{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);background-color:#ecf2f7;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id6113_3b9ebd-8c .kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id6113_3b9ebd-8c .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id6113_3b9ebd-8c .kb-table-of-content-wrap .kb-table-of-content-list{font-weight:regular;font-style:normal;margin-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id6113_3b9ebd-8c .kb-toggle-icon-style-basiccircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:after, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id6113_3b9ebd-8c .kb-toggle-icon-style-basiccircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:before, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id6113_3b9ebd-8c .kb-toggle-icon-style-arrowcircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:after, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id6113_3b9ebd-8c .kb-toggle-icon-style-arrowcircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:before, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id6113_3b9ebd-8c .kb-toggle-icon-style-xclosecircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:after, .kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id6113_3b9ebd-8c .kb-toggle-icon-style-xclosecircle .kb-table-of-contents-icon-trigger:before{background-color:#ecf2f7;}<\/style>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/laboratoryinfo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/10425491_1093230224035879_2778812343065379910_n.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep in mind that although hepatitis is mainly caused by viruses, other factors can also lead to hepatitis such as toxic substances like drugs and alcohol and autoimmune response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Difference between the 5 types of hepatitis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fafafa\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Point of Comparison<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Hepatitis A<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Hepatitis B<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Hepatitis C<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Hepatitis D<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Hepatitis E<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>How it is spread<\/strong><\/td><td>Contaminated food and water\/fecal-oral route<\/td><td>Direct contact with infected body fluid including blood<\/td><td>Use of an intravenous drug that is not sterilized\/blood<\/td><td>Contact with infected blood\/unsafe injections or transfusions<\/td><td>Blood-to-blood contact\/childbirth\/unprotected sex with infected person\/fecal-oral route<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Viral genome<\/strong><\/td><td>RNA<\/td><td>DNA<\/td><td>RNA<\/td><td>RNA<\/td><td>RNA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Classification<\/strong><\/td><td>Hepatovirus<\/td><td>Hepadnavirus<\/td><td>Hepacivirus<\/td><td>Looks like viroids and plant satellite viruses<\/td><td>Hepevirus<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Virus particles expressed in nm and morphology<\/strong><\/td><td>27 nm \/icosahedral non-enveloped<\/td><td>42 nm\/double-shelled virion spherical <br><br>27 nm\/nucleocapsid core <br><br>22 nm\/spherical and filamentous, has excess virus coat material<\/td><td>About 50 to 80 nm\/enveloped<\/td><td>35 to 37 nm\/enveloped, a hybrid particle with a coating of HBsAg and HDV core.<\/td><td>32 to 34 nm\/non-enveloped icosahedral.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Incubation period<\/strong><\/td><td>14 to 28 days<\/td><td>30 to 180 days<\/td><td>14 days to 6 months<\/td><td>It needs hepatitis virus B to replicate<\/td><td>14 to 70 days<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Nature of infection<\/strong><\/td><td>Not Chronic<\/td><td>Chronic<\/td><td>Chronic<\/td><td>Chronic<\/td><td>Chronic<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Availability of vaccine<\/strong><\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>No<\/td><td>No<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Antigen<\/strong><\/td><td>HAV<\/td><td>(42 nm \u2013 HBsAg, HBcAg, HBeAg), <br><br>(27 nm \u2013 HbcAg, HBeAg), <br><br>(22 nm &#8211; HBsAg)<\/td><td>HCV core antigen<\/td><td>HCV core antigen<\/td><td>HEV antigen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Antibodies<\/strong><\/td><td>Anti-HAV<\/td><td>(42 nm \u2013 Anti-HBs, Anti-HBc), <br><br>(Anti-HBe, 27 nm \u2013 Anti-HBc), <br><br>(Anti-HBe, 22 nm \u2013 Anti-HBs)<\/td><td>Anti-HCV<\/td><td>Anti-HBs, Anti-HDV<\/td><td>Anti-HEV<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Symptoms\/Clinical manifestations<\/strong><\/td><td>Fever, headache, general body weakness, and yellowing of the skin (jaundice).<\/td><td>Upon checking on the liver, there\u2019s severe damage along with other chronic diseases.<\/td><td>The symptoms are the same as hepatitis B, but more severe and chronic.<\/td><td>The liver is severely damaged and has a high mortality rate.<\/td><td>Symptoms are mostly evident in pregnant women and have a high mortality rate.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Prevention<\/strong><\/td><td>Observe proper hygiene Vaccination<\/td><td>Observe proper hygiene Blood screening Vaccination<\/td><td>Proper blood screening Ensuring that sterile needle is used when giving drugs via injection Sanitary healthcare practices<\/td><td>Proper blood screening Ensuring that sterile needle is used when giving drugs through injection<\/td><td>Observe proper hygiene Safe sex should be practiced at all times. <br>Ensure food sanitation<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Treatment<\/strong><\/td><td>There is no available treatment<\/td><td>Nucleotide analogs pegylated interferon<\/td><td>Direct-acting antiviral agent<\/td><td>Interferon<\/td><td>Ribavirin<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Complications<\/strong><\/td><td>The complication is rare but can be extremely fatal. It could lead to cholestasis.<\/td><td>There is a possibility of death due to fulminant hepatitis. <br><br>The patient will also be at risk for liver<\/td><td>It could lead to liver cirrhosis, liver cancer, and death.<\/td><td>It could lead to serious morbidity and mortality.<\/td><td>The complications are the same as hepatitis A.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Post-exposure management<\/strong><\/td><td>Two weeks post-exposure; immune globulin should be given to the patient.&nbsp; <br><br>It is 80% to 90% effective when given early during the incubation period.<\/td><td>If the patient is not yet immunized, a hepatitis B vaccine must be given including high titer immune globulin to somehow reduce the risk of hepatitis B infection.<\/td><td>Immune globulin can be given, but its effectiveness is unclear.<\/td><td>The primary focus is to make sure that the condition will not lead to hepatitis B.<\/td><td>The available immune globulin does not likely have protective antibodies.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Age preference<\/strong><\/td><td>Commonly affects children and young adults<\/td><td>Common in young adults, especially those sexually active and percutaneous. <br><br>It could affect babies and toddlers too.<\/td><td>It could affect people of all ages, but more common in adults.<\/td><td>It could affect people of all ages.<\/td><td>For epidemic cases, the ones affected are young and adults, particularly people in their 20s to 40s. <br><br>For sporadic cases, the ones severely affected are older adults, specifically, 60 years old and above.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Onset<\/strong><\/td><td>Acute\/Sudden<\/td><td>Acute\/Insidious<\/td><td>Acute\/Insidious<\/td><td>Acute\/Insidious<\/td><td>Acute<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Severity<\/strong><\/td><td>Mild<\/td><td>Can be severe<\/td><td>Moderate<\/td><td>Can be severe<\/td><td>Mild<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Therapy<\/strong><\/td><td>No available therapy<\/td><td>Interferon <br>Adefovir <br>Lamivudine Entecavir <br>Pegylated interferon Tenofovir Telbivudine<\/td><td>Pegylated interferon Telaprevir Ribavirin Paritraprevir<\/td><td>Pegylated interferon<\/td><td>None<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Prognosis<\/strong><\/td><td>Generally good. With treatment and timely management, the patient will have a full recovery.<\/td><td>Generally good. The patient will recover fully but will be a chronic carrier.<\/td><td>There is a high rate of chronic carriers, but the majority recovers fully.<\/td><td>The infection is acute and short-lived but can become chronic too. <br><br>If a patient is a chronic hepatitis B carrier and experienced sudden exacerbation, then a hepatitis D is suspected.<\/td><td>Generally good. The patient fully recovers with no chronic carrier.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What to keep in mind<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The outcome is determined by many factors such as the type of hepatitis a person has, the clinical manifestations, especially how soon the symptoms developed and noticed, and timely treatment.<\/li><li>Some people don\u2019t even know they have hepatitis until dreadful symptoms start to appear such as liver failure.<\/li><li>Hepatitis A usually resolved within 2 months and no long-term effects can be experienced. In fact, the patient will have a lifelong immunity after recovering from it.<\/li><li>With hepatitis B, the majority of adults recover within the 90-day period and they have lifelong immunity too.<\/li><li>The problem is with infants and older children as most of them develop chronic infections leading to severe complications like liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.<\/li><li>More so, the majority of hepatitis C leads to a chronic condition, with at least 5% of people who have it will experience life-threatening complications.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li><em>https:\/\/www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org\/<\/em><\/li><li><em>https:\/\/www.medicinenet.com\/<\/em><\/li><li><em>https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/hepatitis\/<\/em><\/li><li><em>https:\/\/www.verywellhealth.com\/<\/em><\/li><li><em>https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/<\/em><\/li><li><em>https:\/\/www.health.com\/condition\/hepatitis-c\/types-of-hepatitis<\/em><\/li><li><em>https:\/\/www.hepmag.com\/blog\/different-types-hepatitis<\/em><\/li><li><em>https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/<\/em><\/li><li><em>https:\/\/www.sahealth.sa.gov.au\/<\/em><\/li><li><em>https:\/\/www.everydayhealth.com\/sexual-health\/hepatitis.aspx<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by the virus. There are different strains of hepatitis and the most common ones are A, B, C, D, and E. Hepatitis is a self-limiting condition but can progress to more severe conditions like fibrosis, liver cirrhosis, and liver cancer. 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