Question 23 · LEK · Viral diseases
Hepatitis A (anti-HAV IgM) IgM antibodies in children:
- A. appear 12-20 days after infection and persist for 2-3 months.
- B. appear 18 to 40 days after infection and persist for 4-6 months.
- C. appear 24-60 days after infection and persist for 6-9 months.
- D. appear 30-80 days after infection and persist for 8-12 months.
- E. appear after 36-100 days after infection and persist for 10-15 months.
Hint
Anti-HAV IgM appears around symptom onset after an incubation of roughly one month and marks recent, not past, infection.
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