Question

Which of the following infections shows a high subclinical/clinical ratio (inapparent/apparent ratio):

A. childhood hepatitis B infections

B. human papillomavirus infections

C. hepatitis A among children younger than 6 years old

D. adult hepatitis A infections

E. A, B, and C

Answer 1

Subclinical infection means an infection that has fewer clinical findings and is asymptomatic for a long time. Whereas clinical infection has clear findings and symptoms.

Childhood hepatitis B remains subclinical in 60-65% of patients. HPV infection symptoms depend on the type of HPV Infection. Human papillomavirus remains in the body for years and can go away without treatment. It can also have a high ratio. 90% of the hepatitis A patient is present in subclinical in children less than 6 and 70% symptomatic in adults. Hence the answer would be an option (E) A, B, C has a high ratio.