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Ch. 28 questions
Viral Diseases of the GI tract
Question | Answer |
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How do hepatitis viruses cause jaundice? | damages liver so hemoglobin breakdownby hepatocytes interrupted at bilirubin stage--yellow bilirubin builds in blood causing yellow color |
What tx do people potentially exposed to HAV undergo? | receive Hep A immune globulin--contains immunoglobulin proteins from blood of people recovered from Hep A infection |
List possible diseases caused by the Coxsackie virus? | causes gastroenteritis, aseptic meningitis, herpangina, pleurodynia, and myocarditis--B4 strain associated with diabetes |