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Hepatitis A, B & D

Additional Details

Start Date: Upon registration
Completion: Up to 52 weeks
Delivery: PDF via email

Prerequisites: None
Textbook: N/A
Equipment: Computer with Internet is required

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify what causes Hepatitis
• Identify the most common viruses causing hepatitis
• Understand the three different phases of viral hepatitis infections
• Describe the physical characteristics of the Hepatitis A virus
• Describe the serological markers used in identifying Hepatitis A infections and how these markers are used to follow the course of infection
• Describe how the transmission of Hepatitis A may be prevented
• Describe methods of prophylaxis for Hepatitis A infection
• Describe the Hepatitis B virus
• Know the different factors that account for the variation of the incubation period for Hepatitis B virus
• Describe the clinical courses of Hepatitis B
• Know the endemicity of Hepatitis B infection in various parts of the world
• Describe the different modes of transmission of Hepatitis B
• Describe the indications for the various serological markers in the diagnosis and evaluation of Hepatitis B
• Describe some of the different techniques used to identify the different Hepatitis B markers
• Describe the principles involved in the different tests for Hepatitis B markers
• Describe how the transmission of Hepatitis B may be prevented
• Describe the different types of prophylaxis for Hepatitis B
• Describe the physical characteristics of the delta virus
• Describe the epidemiology of the delta virus
• Describe the mode of transmission of the delta virus
• Describe the two main types of delta infection
• Describe the control and prevention to be taken to avoid transmission of Hepatitis D virus

Author/Instructor: John Chapman, FCSMLS, FIMLS, CLSp(H)
Version Date: October 2007