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How do hepatitis virus cause jaundice?
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The hepatitis viruses damage the liver so that hemoglobin breakdown by hepatocytes is interrupted at the bilirubin stage. The yellow bilirubin then builds up in the blood to produce jaundice.
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What treatment do people potentially exposed to HAV logo?
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People potentially exposed to HAV receive hepatitis A immune globulin, which contains the immunoglobulin proteins from the blood of people who have recovered from a hepatitis A infection.
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List possible diseases caused by Coxsakie virus
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can cause gastroenteritis, aseptic meningitis, herpangina, pleurodynia, and myocarditis. The B4 strain is also associated with diabetes.
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